Minneapolis–St. Paul–St. Cloud, MN–WI
National Compensation Survey
July 2007
_________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keith Hall, Commissioner
March 2008
Preface
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Contents
Page
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................
1
Tables:
1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for selected worker
and establishment characteristics..................................................................................................
2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
5. Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time
and part-time workers ...................................................................................................................
6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles...................................................................................
7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles ......................................................................
8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................
9. Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................................
10. Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................................
11. Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
12. Full-time private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
13. Full-time State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups......................................................................................................
15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers ....................
16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers ....................
17. Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups ..................
18. Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups ....................
19. Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers
by major occupational group ........................................................................................................
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Appendixes:
A. Technical Note...............................................................................................................................
Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey ................................................
Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response ........................................................................
B. Standard Occupational Classification System................................................................................
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A–1
A–5
A–6
B–1
Introduction
T
About the tables
The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupational earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive
pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These
earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations,
holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. About 800 detailed occupations, listed in Appendix B, are used to describe all occupations in the civilian nonfarm economy (excluding the Federal Government and private households).
Data are not shown for any occupations if they would raise
concerns about the confidentiality of the survey respondents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable estimates.
Table 1 presents an overview of all tables in this bulletin. Mean hourly earnings, weekly hours, and relative standard errors are given for all industries, private industry, and
State and local government for selected worker and establishment characteristics. The worker characteristics include
high-level and intermediate occupational aggregation, fulltime or part-time status, union or nonunion status, and time
or incentive pay. Establishment characteristics include
goods producing, service providing, and size of establishment.
Table 2 presents mean hourly earnings data by work
level for occupational major groups and for detailed occupations. Separate data are also shown for full-time and
part-time workers. Table 3 provides work level data for
private industry workers. Table 4 provides similar data for
State and local government workers. Table 5 simplifies the
work levels by combining them into broader groups within
major and detailed occupations, and for full-time and parttime workers.
Tables 6 through 10 present hourly wage percentiles
that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for individual workers within each published occupation. Data are
provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles
for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time workers, and
part-time workers.
Table 11 presents mean and median hourly, weekly, and
annual earnings, and the associated hours, for major occupational groups and detailed occupations for full-time
workers. Table 12 provides the same type of information
for private industry workers. Table 13 provides similar
data for State and local government workers.
Table 14 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by high-level occupational aggregations in the private sector. Tables 15 and 16 provide
he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for
the Minneapolis–St. Paul–St. Cloud, MN–WI, Combined Statistical Area (CSA). Data were collected between
December 2006 and January 2008; the average reference
month is July 2007. Tabulations provide information on
earnings of workers in a variety of occupations and at different work levels. Also contained in this bulletin are information on the program, a technical note describing survey procedures, and an appendix with detailed information
on occupational classifications.
Most of the earnings estimates in this bulletin are presented as mean hourly earnings. Mean weekly and annual
earnings, and the corresponding hours, also are provided
for full-time employees in specific occupations. Some occupations, such as teachers and fire fighters, typically have
shorter or longer work schedules than do the majority of
full-time workers. The weekly and annual estimates are
useful for comparing the earnings of occupations having
different work schedules.
NCS products
The Bureau’s National Compensation Survey provides
comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed plan
provisions. The Employment Cost Index, a quarterly
measure of the change in employer costs for wages and
benefits, is derived from the NCS. Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation measures employers’ average
hourly costs for wages and benefits. NCS also measures
the incidence and provisions of benefit plans. This bulletin
is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries.
Changes to the publications
The locality wage publications are undergoing a number of
significant changes. Please see the bulletins published between September 2006 and July 2007 for information on
earlier changes.
The areas covered by the publications are currently being updated to the December 2003 definitions of Combined
Statistical Areas, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and Micropolitan Statistical Areas, as determined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This bulletin includes a new State and local government sample that
reflects the new area definition.
In appendix table 2, the total numbers of establishments
in the sampling frame are now benchmarked to the latest
available establishment counts, adjusted for establishments
that are out of scope for NCS.
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high-level occupational aggregation. Table 19 presents
mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions
within the private sector.
Appendix table 1 presents the number of workers represented by the survey, by high-level occupational aggregation and for all industries, private industry, and State and
local government. Appendix table 2 provides the number
of establishments in the sampling frame and the number of
responding and nonresponding establishments.
mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings data
for full-time employees in private establishments with
fewer than 100 workers, and in private establishments with
100 workers or more.
Table 17 presents mean hourly earnings data for union
and nonunion workers in all, private, and State and local
government establishments by high-level occupational aggregation. Table 18 provides hourly earnings data for time
and incentive workers in all and private establishments by
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Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Civilian
workers
Worker and establishment
characteristics
Private industry
workers
Hourly earnings
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
$23.03
3.1
Management, professional, and related ...........
Management, business, and financial ..........
Professional and related ...............................
Service ..............................................................
Sales and office ................................................
Sales and related ..........................................
Office and administrative support .................
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ...................................................
Construction and extraction .........................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ............
Production, transportation, and material
moving ............................................................
Production ....................................................
Transportation and material moving .............
34.94
38.47
33.13
12.52
18.67
23.02
16.49
State and local government
workers
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
34.7
$22.02
3.6
4.7
10.7
3.0
6.1
4.6
9.4
1.9
37.3
39.5
36.3
27.7
34.6
31.9
36.2
33.94
38.62
31.13
10.70
18.68
23.02
16.22
24.52
25.87
22.87
4.1
9.4
3.1
40.5
40.9
40.0
17.02
16.74
17.31
5.7
4.0
10.9
Full time ............................................................
Part time ...........................................................
25.38
11.79
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
Time ..................................................................
Incentive ...........................................................
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
34.4
$30.23
5.4
37.3
5.8
11.9
3.3
5.0
4.9
9.4
2.1
37.2
39.6
35.8
26.6
34.4
31.9
35.9
38.99
37.25
39.40
21.66
18.49
–
18.49
6.3
9.5
7.9
5.4
4.0
–
4.0
38.0
38.3
37.9
34.9
38.0
–
38.0
24.60
26.04
22.63
4.6
10.2
3.4
40.6
41.0
40.0
23.63
–
24.72
6.9
–
8.4
40.0
–
40.0
36.6
38.9
34.4
16.88
16.65
17.15
5.9
4.1
11.5
36.6
38.8
34.3
21.37
–
20.78
5.4
–
5.7
36.6
–
35.6
3.0
3.4
39.9
21.5
24.44
11.62
3.5
3.6
40.0
21.5
31.26
15.27
5.5
7.2
39.6
20.2
25.93
22.08
4.3
4.1
36.6
34.2
22.46
21.94
5.8
4.2
35.5
34.2
30.61
27.93
6.0
10.6
38.1
33.1
21.88
46.64
2.4
14.0
34.5
39.8
20.65
46.64
2.8
14.0
34.2
39.8
30.23
–
5.4
–
37.3
–
Goods producing ..............................................
Service providing ..............................................
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
24.30
–
2.3
–
39.9
–
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
1-99 workers .....................................................
100-499 workers ...............................................
500 workers or more .........................................
21.40
20.53
27.63
6.9
3.0
3.3
33.6
35.2
36.1
21.34
19.90
25.92
7.1
3.3
3.3
33.6
35.0
35.5
23.94
27.87
31.54
9.3
5.5
6.8
32.2
38.5
37.8
All workers ..........................................................
Worker characteristics4,5
Establishment characteristics
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based
on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are
determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on
hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially
based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production
bonuses.
5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing
industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$23.03
3.1
$25.38
3.0
$11.79
3.4
Management occupations .................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Level 12 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
40.45
21.08
32.19
45.64
50.60
42.88
40.07
37.51
42.32
35.62
38.57
35.62
49.96
40.77
44.67
40.52
42.95
4.3
3.5
8.3
3.5
3.7
4.7
9.3
10.6
5.8
6.1
5.7
6.1
5.5
12.3
22.5
16.5
10.2
40.60
–
32.20
45.43
50.60
42.91
40.07
37.51
42.32
35.62
38.57
35.62
49.96
40.18
44.67
40.52
42.95
4.2
–
8.6
3.4
3.7
4.7
9.3
10.6
5.8
6.1
5.7
6.1
5.5
13.6
22.5
16.5
10.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.28
42.95
44.75
41.52
10.0
10.2
14.3
8.9
47.28
42.95
44.75
41.57
10.0
10.2
14.3
9.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
36.88
18.34
22.91
21.64
25.19
28.20
34.87
23.33
20.8
4.3
4.5
4.7
2.5
5.7
2.4
9.0
36.89
18.34
22.91
21.62
25.19
28.20
34.87
23.33
20.8
4.3
4.5
4.8
2.5
5.7
2.4
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.36
10.3
23.36
10.3
–
–
20.48
20.11
11.3
11.2
20.48
20.11
11.3
11.2
–
–
–
–
24.86
33.44
34.20
26.08
27.34
28.30
11.4
1.0
2.9
3.8
11.4
6.7
24.88
33.44
34.20
26.08
27.34
28.30
11.5
1.0
2.9
3.8
11.4
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ................
Network systems and data communications analysts ......
36.10
19.44
25.62
29.58
34.81
42.33
41.06
42.13
49.41
42.28
41.98
28.32
39.04
39.21
30.70
31.48
3.4
7.8
5.8
6.0
3.0
5.3
7.0
7.4
4.2
9.0
9.5
6.3
5.1
5.5
7.6
5.7
36.10
19.44
25.62
29.58
34.82
42.33
41.06
42.14
49.41
42.28
42.01
28.32
39.04
39.21
30.70
31.48
3.4
7.8
5.8
6.0
3.0
5.3
7.0
7.4
4.2
9.0
9.5
6.3
5.1
5.5
7.6
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
32.22
25.53
33.21
43.22
7.6
3.7
1.5
4.4
32.44
25.53
33.21
43.22
7.5
3.7
1.5
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .........................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products ..................................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators ...............................................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ...........
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Architecture and engineering occupations –Continued
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Engineers .........................................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Mechanical engineers ...................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians .........
$25.64
38.05
33.58
41.72
36.99
24.90
22.68
23.93
4.9
8.5
1.2
4.3
7.8
5.8
5.3
3.4
$26.04
38.05
33.58
41.72
36.99
25.12
22.86
24.21
5.5
8.5
1.2
4.3
7.8
6.2
5.8
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
Level 9 .............................................................
Physical scientists ............................................................
Market and survey researchers ........................................
Market research analysts .............................................
32.64
31.70
32.76
34.18
34.18
6.6
4.2
8.1
14.9
14.9
32.74
31.70
32.76
34.18
34.18
6.6
4.2
8.1
14.9
14.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
Level 7 .............................................................
Counselors .......................................................................
Social workers ..................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers .......................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists
Social and human service assistants ...........................
20.35
21.25
23.20
23.17
26.59
17.54
16.78
10.1
9.5
3.7
10.8
10.3
6.3
1.4
20.97
21.25
23.20
23.17
26.59
–
–
9.1
9.5
3.7
10.8
10.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
39.17
44.23
6.8
4.5
40.06
44.23
7.1
4.5
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Level 9 .............................................................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Level 9 .............................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
39.89
12.58
14.76
32.36
37.11
40.73
66.53
40.73
13.4
4.9
4.7
4.8
2.4
6.1
30.4
6.1
41.87
–
–
32.36
37.16
41.33
67.66
41.33
13.9
–
–
4.8
2.5
6.2
30.9
6.2
$15.87
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
34.02
32.36
36.77
28.75
36.78
37.57
36.78
34.47
31.37
36.19
3.6
4.8
2.4
7.7
4.6
5.0
4.6
5.7
6.9
3.5
34.05
32.36
36.84
28.75
36.78
37.57
36.78
34.47
31.37
36.19
3.6
4.8
2.5
7.7
4.6
5.0
4.6
5.7
6.9
3.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.92
35.32
6.4
4.8
33.92
35.32
6.4
4.8
–
–
–
–
36.26
37.04
38.01
4.6
2.3
2.0
36.26
37.04
38.01
4.6
2.3
2.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.04
38.01
13.74
12.58
14.76
2.3
2.0
4.2
4.9
4.7
37.04
38.01
14.48
–
–
2.3
2.0
4.2
–
–
–
–
12.91
–
–
–
–
5.8
–
–
24.28
26.15
23.10
21.40
6.9
13.9
6.6
7.8
24.62
27.91
22.62
20.73
7.6
18.3
7.0
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Designers .........................................................................
Graphic designers ........................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
5
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
$29.14
15.45
18.26
21.27
26.83
33.48
43.31
33.42
33.78
32.24
21.16
26.15
19.50
18.33
20.10
1.8
8.5
3.3
5.4
6.7
.8
1.9
2.7
.7
6.9
1.9
5.1
1.5
2.8
.9
$29.29
–
17.87
21.89
26.94
33.90
43.42
34.53
34.67
32.50
–
–
19.48
–
–
2.6
–
4.7
6.2
6.0
1.9
2.2
4.7
2.5
6.9
–
–
1.6
–
–
$28.79
–
–
19.25
26.46
32.97
–
32.18
32.97
–
–
–
19.55
–
19.99
1.7
–
–
3.8
11.0
1.7
–
1.8
1.7
–
–
–
2.1
–
.9
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Home health aides ........................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Level 4 .............................................................
14.47
10.84
13.11
16.32
18.85
12.68
11.03
13.14
11.05
13.50
13.50
13.38
16.54
16.46
5.8
5.5
3.6
2.5
2.6
5.7
6.9
4.7
6.5
4.5
3.7
4.4
6.3
2.9
15.04
–
13.79
16.24
–
12.81
–
13.98
–
13.96
–
14.08
17.07
16.18
9.3
–
6.9
3.2
–
9.2
–
6.5
–
5.8
–
6.8
6.8
3.2
13.46
11.04
12.55
16.50
–
12.51
11.75
12.55
10.99
13.02
–
12.82
–
–
5.6
6.3
5.4
3.2
–
3.8
6.3
5.4
1.9
4.5
–
5.7
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
26.13
27.30
27.44
27.44
5.9
4.3
2.0
2.0
26.61
27.30
27.82
27.82
5.5
4.3
2.4
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
8.46
7.17
8.71
9.66
9.85
10.04
9.68
9.52
8.95
9.50
9.89
6.70
6.16
7.68
7.96
7.66
6.12
6.06
2.9
2.3
2.7
7.2
15.3
14.7
21.7
18.2
23.5
5.3
6.1
3.1
3.2
2.8
6.5
4.8
1.8
3.1
10.11
8.05
8.95
–
9.52
9.62
9.35
8.65
8.27
–
–
8.33
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.4
4.8
4.3
–
23.0
26.8
28.3
33.3
29.6
–
–
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.85
7.05
8.62
9.65
10.64
10.63
–
–
–
9.45
–
6.35
6.03
7.31
7.22
7.33
6.09
6.00
2.3
2.6
3.9
11.1
6.4
5.0
–
–
–
6.3
–
2.2
2.1
4.7
5.7
5.5
1.5
2.9
7.06
8.71
7.59
1.9
8.2
2.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.81
–
–
8.2
–
9.43
7.90
7.74
10.7
3.9
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.70
7.39
7.39
10.3
3.3
3.3
7.77
7.75
5.7
6.4
–
–
–
–
7.39
7.31
9.7
10.1
See footnotes at end of table.
6
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$13.49
11.31
11.27
15.86
18.36
12.53
11.44
11.27
14.07
18.36
4.9
3.1
3.7
10.6
11.6
2.8
3.2
3.7
5.3
11.6
$14.42
12.45
11.31
16.06
18.36
13.20
12.45
11.31
–
18.36
5.2
4.1
5.0
11.3
11.6
2.9
4.1
5.0
–
11.6
$10.00
9.61
–
–
–
10.10
9.67
–
–
–
1.2
2.5
–
–
–
1.1
2.7
–
–
–
13.10
11.91
18.36
11.01
10.28
11.52
19.75
19.75
3.5
4.5
11.6
2.2
3.6
8.4
7.5
7.5
13.90
13.12
18.36
11.28
10.87
11.40
–
–
3.8
4.9
11.6
3.1
3.6
9.8
–
–
10.08
–
–
10.12
–
–
–
–
.7
–
–
4.2
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related
workers .......................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants .........................
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................
Recreation workers .......................................................
10.14
8.25
9.91
9.51
7.2
12.3
5.4
9.8
11.26
–
–
–
9.5
–
–
–
8.89
7.53
9.30
9.17
8.0
7.2
3.9
22.0
8.69
8.65
9.95
9.85
6.8
9.1
15.2
22.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.69
8.65
8.03
–
6.8
9.1
16.9
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales
agents .........................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
23.02
8.73
9.58
10.99
16.43
19.14
24.26
40.12
19.62
16.94
10.47
8.62
9.14
10.37
9.60
9.50
9.13
9.21
9.50
9.13
9.21
10.76
7.67
9.03
9.90
9.4
6.6
6.5
5.2
14.1
4.4
4.8
25.6
10.5
11.1
2.0
6.1
6.5
.7
3.9
5.9
2.9
12.4
5.9
2.9
12.4
3.8
.9
3.9
2.3
28.88
–
10.06
12.08
17.62
19.14
24.26
40.12
19.62
16.94
12.22
–
–
–
–
10.33
–
–
10.33
–
–
12.55
–
–
–
9.4
–
9.8
6.8
15.2
4.4
4.8
25.6
10.5
11.1
6.3
–
–
–
–
10.4
–
–
10.4
–
–
10.1
–
–
–
9.29
8.61
8.63
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.14
8.48
8.63
–
–
9.04
9.06
–
9.04
9.06
–
9.19
–
–
–
4.8
7.1
3.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.8
6.3
3.5
–
–
2.4
2.3
–
2.4
2.3
–
7.1
–
–
–
88.93
34.06
19.7
17.9
88.93
34.06
19.7
17.9
–
–
–
–
29.30
7.6
29.30
7.6
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
16.49
8.10
11.01
12.98
1.9
2.5
4.6
3.2
17.20
–
11.40
13.39
1.9
–
6.1
2.9
11.86
8.22
10.80
11.37
6.1
4.1
5.7
5.1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................
See footnotes at end of table.
7
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$16.07
18.27
21.23
23.46
17.34
1.6
3.0
3.5
4.8
5.3
$16.06
18.34
21.27
23.46
17.48
1.7
3.1
3.6
4.8
5.3
$16.15
16.66
–
–
–
5.2
8.3
–
–
–
21.79
18.05
15.44
17.32
22.63
18.17
18.56
15.30
17.46
17.44
17.32
16.54
16.13
15.64
14.75
12.97
15.10
15.89
22.68
22.11
13.13
14.95
15.87
19.23
16.80
18.54
21.10
19.99
20.78
21.86
17.13
17.33
15.56
13.20
16.97
20.40
8.8
7.8
3.1
4.5
5.2
6.3
10.1
3.5
4.5
8.3
5.0
4.4
4.0
7.9
4.8
11.1
5.8
7.7
6.7
7.2
13.8
7.6
6.1
3.4
5.1
11.2
3.9
6.8
3.3
3.7
5.1
8.0
5.4
4.7
6.7
11.8
21.82
18.27
15.60
17.37
22.74
18.17
18.62
15.24
17.53
17.44
17.96
16.54
16.59
16.18
15.05
–
15.27
15.89
22.68
22.11
13.13
16.07
15.92
19.42
16.89
18.63
21.10
19.99
20.86
21.86
17.33
17.33
15.82
13.19
17.00
20.40
9.0
8.1
3.1
4.7
5.1
6.3
10.3
3.6
4.7
8.3
4.0
4.4
2.4
7.7
4.7
–
6.0
7.8
6.7
7.2
13.8
6.1
6.7
3.3
5.4
13.4
3.9
6.8
3.3
3.7
5.2
8.0
5.5
5.1
7.2
11.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.66
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.87
–
15.39
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.46
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.2
–
9.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.7
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
25.87
23.02
20.16
30.70
30.30
9.4
13.5
2.4
11.1
2.9
25.87
23.02
20.16
30.70
30.30
9.4
13.5
2.4
11.1
2.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
22.87
21.29
23.17
23.12
21.99
3.1
3.7
5.1
2.5
5.3
22.87
21.29
23.17
23.12
21.99
3.1
3.7
5.1
2.5
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.08
21.21
23.29
20.13
1.9
4.7
2.2
5.8
22.08
21.21
23.29
20.13
1.9
4.7
2.2
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
16.74
9.98
11.92
16.68
4.0
2.6
5.8
6.4
17.22
10.44
12.14
16.72
3.9
4.0
5.6
6.7
9.59
–
–
–
1.5
–
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations
–Continued
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Order clerks ......................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
8
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Production occupations –Continued
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Computer control programmers and operators ................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ..............
Printers .............................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Level 4 .............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Level 4 .............................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$18.28
17.89
20.77
24.06
20.05
1.4
5.9
7.9
1.7
5.4
$18.28
17.89
20.77
24.06
20.05
1.4
5.9
7.9
1.7
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.42
14.88
11.76
20.08
19.32
22.83
6.4
14.9
5.2
7.8
.7
5.6
24.42
15.63
12.13
20.08
19.32
22.83
6.4
16.9
2.5
7.8
.7
5.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.33
2.1
16.33
2.1
–
–
15.84
17.48
19.87
19.90
5.6
7.4
11.0
13.8
15.84
17.48
19.87
19.90
5.6
7.4
11.0
13.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.90
11.73
9.62
13.17
13.8
4.5
2.1
11.9
19.90
12.26
10.04
–
13.8
5.9
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.31
9.04
12.52
15.58
19.17
19.16
21.75
13.48
15.46
17.62
14.16
18.09
20.15
18.32
19.06
17.25
15.66
14.98
11.31
9.24
12.02
15.09
10.9
3.9
4.6
5.1
4.9
5.1
10.1
14.6
9.7
10.3
8.8
2.9
7.0
2.5
5.3
12.9
7.3
5.9
4.2
3.3
.8
8.0
19.85
–
12.58
15.65
19.17
19.16
21.75
–
–
–
–
18.09
20.15
18.32
19.06
17.25
15.66
14.98
13.19
–
12.02
–
12.2
–
4.6
6.6
4.9
5.1
10.1
–
–
–
–
2.9
7.0
2.5
5.3
12.9
7.3
5.9
5.1
–
.8
–
$10.72
8.94
–
15.28
–
–
–
–
13.94
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.76
9.17
–
–
5.9
4.0
–
3.9
–
–
–
–
9.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.1
3.5
–
–
12.76
9.51
15.15
9.87
9.39
4.1
7.5
9.5
4.3
4.7
14.73
–
–
–
–
5.7
–
–
–
–
10.44
9.51
–
9.92
9.26
4.9
7.5
–
4.8
2.5
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
9
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$22.02
3.6
$24.44
3.5
$11.62
3.6
Management occupations .................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
39.68
30.37
45.25
42.79
40.07
37.51
42.32
35.62
38.57
35.62
49.96
39.85
44.67
44.75
4.8
7.8
5.0
4.9
9.3
10.6
5.8
6.1
5.7
6.1
5.5
13.0
22.5
14.3
39.77
30.37
44.94
42.81
40.07
37.51
42.32
35.62
38.57
35.62
49.96
39.17
44.67
44.75
4.6
7.8
4.8
4.9
9.3
10.6
5.8
6.1
5.7
6.1
5.5
14.5
22.5
14.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .........................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products ..................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
37.81
18.34
23.70
21.65
24.69
28.08
35.04
23.33
21.8
4.3
6.5
4.8
2.9
6.2
2.6
9.0
37.83
18.34
23.70
21.64
24.69
28.08
35.04
23.33
21.8
4.3
6.5
4.8
2.9
6.2
2.6
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.36
10.3
23.36
10.3
–
–
24.38
33.37
34.16
26.48
27.34
27.51
11.6
1.1
3.3
4.2
11.4
5.7
24.40
33.37
34.16
26.48
27.34
27.51
11.8
1.1
3.3
4.2
11.4
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ................
36.62
25.62
27.43
35.97
42.34
41.06
42.46
49.41
42.96
41.98
27.84
39.66
39.21
31.69
3.5
5.8
1.4
3.0
5.4
7.0
7.6
4.2
9.3
9.5
7.3
5.4
5.5
7.1
36.62
25.62
27.43
35.98
42.34
41.06
42.48
49.41
42.96
42.01
27.84
39.66
39.21
31.69
3.5
5.8
1.4
3.0
5.4
7.0
7.5
4.2
9.3
9.5
7.3
5.4
5.5
7.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Engineers .........................................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Mechanical engineers ...................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians .........
32.53
25.71
33.28
25.64
38.22
42.33
36.99
25.35
22.68
24.25
8.1
3.9
1.7
4.9
8.8
4.2
7.8
6.0
5.3
2.9
32.78
25.71
33.28
26.04
38.22
42.33
36.99
25.62
22.86
24.58
8.0
3.9
1.7
5.5
8.8
4.2
7.8
6.4
5.8
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
Market and survey researchers ........................................
Market research analysts .............................................
33.79
34.18
34.18
8.9
14.9
14.9
33.98
34.18
34.18
9.0
14.9
14.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
Level 7 .............................................................
18.39
20.80
8.7
11.1
18.90
20.80
8.8
11.1
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
10
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Community and social services occupations
–Continued
Social workers ..................................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists
Social and human service assistants ...........................
$21.16
16.62
16.62
10.4
1.3
1.3
$21.16
–
–
10.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
37.97
45.07
6.3
5.2
38.89
45.07
6.8
5.2
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
21.56
32.80
6.2
8.5
22.81
33.66
8.5
7.8
$15.74
–
18.1
–
22.24
13.42
12.8
6.8
22.24
–
12.8
–
–
–
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Designers .........................................................................
Graphic designers ........................................................
24.26
26.15
23.10
21.40
7.0
13.9
6.6
7.8
24.61
27.91
22.62
20.73
7.7
18.3
7.0
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
28.86
17.94
21.29
27.04
33.03
33.17
33.46
19.57
18.33
20.10
1.8
3.2
5.3
6.8
.7
3.0
.8
1.5
2.8
.9
28.69
17.52
21.89
27.23
33.10
34.46
34.17
19.54
–
–
2.7
4.5
6.2
6.0
2.0
6.1
3.2
1.6
–
–
29.21
–
19.31
26.46
32.97
32.08
32.97
19.66
–
19.99
1.8
–
3.8
11.0
1.7
1.8
1.7
2.1
–
.9
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Home health aides ........................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 3 .............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Level 4 .............................................................
14.29
10.83
13.04
16.44
18.85
12.64
–
13.06
11.05
13.48
13.30
16.54
16.46
6.0
5.6
3.7
2.6
2.6
5.9
–
4.9
6.5
4.7
4.7
6.3
2.9
14.80
–
13.68
16.24
–
12.74
–
13.86
–
13.89
13.96
17.07
16.18
9.5
–
7.2
3.2
–
9.4
–
6.9
–
6.2
7.2
6.8
3.2
13.31
11.03
12.52
17.07
–
12.52
11.82
12.52
10.99
13.05
12.79
–
–
6.2
6.8
5.5
1.5
–
4.0
7.1
5.5
1.9
4.7
5.8
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
8.39
7.14
8.40
9.60
9.85
10.04
9.68
9.52
8.95
9.38
6.70
6.16
7.68
7.96
7.66
6.12
6.06
2.8
2.5
2.4
7.3
15.3
14.7
21.7
18.2
23.5
4.8
3.1
3.2
2.8
6.5
4.8
1.8
3.1
10.11
8.05
8.95
–
9.52
9.62
9.35
8.65
8.27
–
8.33
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.4
4.8
4.3
–
23.0
26.8
28.3
33.3
29.6
–
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.72
7.00
8.17
9.57
10.64
10.63
–
–
–
9.29
6.35
6.03
7.31
7.22
7.33
6.09
6.00
2.0
2.9
3.5
11.2
6.4
5.0
–
–
–
5.3
2.2
2.1
4.7
5.7
5.5
1.5
2.9
7.06
8.13
1.9
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
8.18
–
7.4
See footnotes at end of table.
11
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$7.90
7.74
3.9
3.2
–
–
–
–
$7.39
7.39
3.3
3.3
7.77
7.75
5.7
6.4
–
–
–
–
7.39
7.31
9.7
10.1
12.33
11.13
11.03
15.52
11.73
11.21
11.03
5.7
2.2
3.2
14.3
3.3
2.3
3.2
$13.10
12.10
10.99
–
12.27
12.10
10.99
6.3
3.2
4.8
–
3.6
3.2
4.8
10.06
9.69
–
–
10.11
9.71
–
1.0
2.3
–
–
1.1
2.6
–
12.07
11.61
11.01
10.28
11.56
4.0
3.2
2.3
3.6
9.1
12.74
12.66
11.29
10.87
11.45
4.3
3.5
3.1
3.6
10.6
10.11
–
10.12
–
–
.4
–
4.2
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related
workers .......................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants .........................
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................
10.02
8.27
9.87
9.33
7.8
12.6
5.9
10.5
11.20
–
–
–
10.5
–
–
–
8.77
7.53
9.31
8.63
8.1
7.4
2.9
24.3
8.55
8.38
9.50
7.3
9.9
18.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.55
8.38
8.05
7.3
9.9
17.7
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales
agents .........................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
23.02
8.73
9.58
10.99
16.43
19.14
24.26
40.12
19.62
16.94
10.47
8.62
9.14
10.37
9.60
9.50
9.13
9.21
9.50
9.13
9.21
10.76
7.67
9.03
9.90
9.4
6.6
6.5
5.2
14.1
4.4
4.8
25.6
10.5
11.1
2.0
6.1
6.5
.7
3.9
5.9
2.9
12.4
5.9
2.9
12.4
3.8
.9
3.9
2.3
28.89
–
10.06
12.08
17.62
19.14
24.26
40.12
19.62
16.94
12.22
–
–
–
–
10.33
–
–
10.33
–
–
12.55
–
–
–
9.4
–
9.8
6.8
15.2
4.4
4.8
25.6
10.5
11.1
6.3
–
–
–
–
10.4
–
–
10.4
–
–
10.1
–
–
–
9.29
8.61
8.63
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.14
8.48
8.63
–
–
9.04
9.06
–
9.04
9.06
–
9.19
–
–
–
4.8
7.1
3.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.8
6.3
3.5
–
–
2.4
2.3
–
2.4
2.3
–
7.1
–
–
–
88.93
34.06
19.7
17.9
88.93
34.06
19.7
17.9
–
–
–
–
29.30
7.6
29.30
7.6
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
16.22
8.10
11.01
2.1
2.5
4.7
16.99
–
11.37
2.1
–
6.5
11.72
8.22
10.82
6.2
4.1
5.8
Food preparation and serving related occupations
–Continued
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
12
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$12.82
15.61
17.65
21.11
23.42
17.27
3.6
1.4
3.2
3.8
4.9
5.5
$13.27
15.56
17.71
21.16
23.42
17.41
3.3
1.2
3.2
3.9
4.9
5.6
$11.23
16.18
–
–
–
–
5.1
6.1
–
–
–
–
21.70
17.97
14.64
16.07
22.63
17.41
18.57
14.94
17.32
16.54
16.13
15.64
14.70
12.97
15.63
15.58
22.11
22.11
13.13
14.16
18.99
16.97
16.55
20.47
20.34
20.31
21.86
17.09
17.65
14.47
12.46
15.11
20.35
9.7
9.5
3.5
1.7
5.2
7.2
12.4
4.2
5.0
4.4
4.0
7.9
5.0
11.1
5.1
7.9
7.2
7.2
13.8
8.7
3.5
5.4
9.9
4.2
6.7
3.4
3.7
6.1
8.4
8.0
4.8
9.3
19.4
21.73
18.22
14.75
–
22.74
17.41
18.64
–
17.96
16.54
16.59
16.18
15.02
–
–
15.57
22.11
22.11
13.13
15.28
19.17
17.05
–
20.47
20.34
20.39
21.86
17.37
17.65
14.76
12.48
14.95
20.35
10.0
9.9
3.5
–
5.1
7.2
12.7
–
4.0
4.4
2.4
7.7
4.9
–
–
8.0
7.2
7.2
13.8
4.9
3.4
5.6
–
4.2
6.7
3.4
3.7
6.2
8.4
7.9
5.0
10.4
19.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.66
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.87
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
26.04
23.02
30.30
10.2
13.5
2.9
26.05
23.02
30.30
10.2
13.5
2.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
22.63
21.13
23.08
23.12
21.87
3.4
4.6
5.2
2.5
6.0
22.63
21.13
23.08
23.12
21.87
3.4
4.6
5.2
2.5
6.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.83
22.98
1.8
1.8
21.83
22.98
1.8
1.8
–
–
–
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
16.65
9.98
11.92
16.68
18.33
17.89
20.26
24.01
20.05
4.1
2.6
5.8
6.4
1.4
5.9
8.4
1.7
5.4
17.13
10.44
12.14
16.72
18.33
17.89
20.26
24.01
20.05
4.0
4.0
5.6
6.7
1.4
5.9
8.4
1.7
5.4
9.59
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations
–Continued
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Order clerks ......................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
13
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Production occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Computer control programmers and operators ................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ..............
Printers .............................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Level 4 .............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Level 4 .............................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$24.42
14.88
11.76
20.08
19.32
22.83
6.4
14.9
5.2
7.8
.7
5.6
$24.42
15.63
12.13
20.08
19.32
22.83
6.4
16.9
2.5
7.8
.7
5.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.33
2.1
16.33
2.1
–
–
15.84
17.48
19.87
19.90
5.6
7.4
11.0
13.8
15.84
17.48
19.87
19.90
5.6
7.4
11.0
13.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.90
11.73
9.62
13.17
13.8
4.5
2.1
11.9
19.90
12.26
10.04
–
13.8
5.9
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.15
9.04
12.18
14.98
19.17
18.77
21.75
13.48
13.68
13.68
18.06
20.15
18.32
19.06
16.92
15.66
14.98
11.31
9.24
12.02
15.09
11.5
3.9
4.1
4.4
4.9
4.9
10.1
14.6
9.9
9.9
2.9
7.0
2.5
5.3
14.5
7.3
5.9
4.2
3.3
.8
8.0
19.73
–
12.26
14.95
19.17
18.77
21.75
–
–
–
18.06
20.15
18.32
19.06
16.92
15.66
14.98
13.19
–
12.02
–
12.9
–
4.0
5.6
4.9
4.9
10.1
–
–
–
2.9
7.0
2.5
5.3
14.5
7.3
5.9
5.1
–
.8
–
$10.55
8.94
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.76
9.17
–
–
5.8
4.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.1
3.5
–
–
12.76
9.51
15.15
9.87
9.39
4.1
7.5
9.5
4.3
4.7
14.73
–
–
–
–
5.7
–
–
–
–
10.44
9.51
–
9.92
9.26
4.9
7.5
–
4.8
2.5
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
14
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$30.23
5.4
$31.26
5.5
$15.27
7.2
Management occupations .................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
45.33
46.60
47.71
47.67
8.2
2.7
12.7
.0
45.98
46.60
47.71
47.67
8.0
2.7
12.7
.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
50.99
47.67
1.6
.0
50.99
47.67
1.6
.0
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 6 .............................................................
26.91
21.71
8.7
1.8
26.91
21.71
8.7
1.8
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
31.28
5.7
31.28
5.7
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
28.17
9.6
28.17
9.6
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
30.65
6.1
30.65
6.1
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
24.85
4.4
24.85
4.4
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Level 9 .............................................................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Level 9 .............................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
45.93
13.52
34.21
37.80
74.12
14.5
1.1
1.9
1.6
34.0
47.27
–
34.21
37.88
74.12
14.8
–
1.9
1.8
34.0
16.05
–
–
–
–
12.6
–
–
–
–
36.89
34.21
37.51
37.57
36.78
37.57
36.78
36.92
34.46
37.55
1.7
1.9
1.5
5.0
4.6
5.0
4.6
.5
.4
.9
36.95
34.21
37.59
37.57
36.78
37.57
36.78
36.92
34.46
37.55
1.9
1.9
1.8
5.0
4.6
5.0
4.6
.5
.4
.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
36.52
36.99
1.3
1.8
36.52
36.99
1.3
1.8
–
–
–
–
38.07
37.04
38.01
.3
2.3
2.0
38.07
37.04
38.01
.3
2.3
2.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.04
38.01
14.17
13.52
2.3
2.0
3.8
1.1
37.04
38.01
–
–
2.3
2.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 9 .............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
31.28
36.58
34.87
35.97
6.3
2.0
4.4
1.6
32.92
36.77
34.72
–
6.1
2.0
4.2
–
22.19
–
–
–
5.3
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
17.20
6.7
–
–
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
26.46
27.30
27.44
27.44
5.7
4.3
2.0
2.0
26.92
27.30
27.82
27.82
5.4
4.3
2.4
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
11.44
11.12
5.9
9.4
–
–
–
–
11.44
11.12
5.9
9.4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
18.01
4.1
18.43
5.2
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
15
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$16.85
18.36
16.93
18.36
5.1
11.6
5.0
11.6
$16.87
18.36
17.16
18.36
5.1
11.6
4.9
11.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.08
18.36
5.0
11.6
17.32
18.36
4.8
11.6
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
11.56
9.3
–
–
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
18.49
14.16
17.90
21.13
18.49
18.53
20.57
17.59
18.49
20.48
4.0
3.1
3.8
2.4
3.9
5.4
9.3
5.9
3.7
1.7
18.63
14.13
18.00
21.21
18.49
18.53
20.90
17.71
18.59
20.48
3.7
3.4
3.9
2.6
3.9
5.4
10.4
6.1
3.6
1.7
$15.45
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
24.72
8.4
24.72
8.4
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
20.78
5.7
–
–
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations –Continued
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 4 .............................................................
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
16
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$23.03
3.1
$25.38
3.0
$11.79
3.4
Management occupations .................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Group III ............................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Group III ............................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
40.45
21.06
41.19
40.07
42.32
38.57
49.96
40.77
40.52
43.05
4.3
2.6
4.9
9.3
5.8
5.7
5.5
12.3
16.5
13.1
40.60
–
–
40.07
42.32
38.57
49.96
40.18
40.52
–
4.2
–
–
9.3
5.8
5.7
5.5
13.6
16.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.28
46.97
44.75
41.52
10.0
10.9
14.3
8.9
47.28
46.97
44.75
41.57
10.0
10.9
14.3
9.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
36.88
21.69
30.81
23.33
22.11
20.8
3.2
4.2
9.0
6.9
36.89
–
–
23.33
–
20.8
–
–
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.36
10.3
23.36
10.3
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .........................................
Group II .............................................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products ..................................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators ...............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ...........
Group II .............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Group III ............................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Group III ............................................................
20.48
19.67
20.11
19.67
11.3
11.2
11.2
11.2
20.48
–
20.11
19.67
11.3
–
11.2
11.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.86
22.12
32.14
33.44
33.70
26.08
22.87
27.56
28.30
35.93
11.4
11.0
5.5
1.0
2.4
3.8
4.8
9.9
6.7
12.5
24.88
–
–
33.44
33.70
26.08
22.87
27.56
28.30
–
11.5
–
–
1.0
2.4
3.8
4.8
9.9
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Group III ............................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Group III ............................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Group III ............................................................
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ................
Network systems and data communications analysts ......
Group III ............................................................
36.10
26.61
38.58
42.13
43.21
42.28
42.00
41.98
44.24
28.32
39.04
32.78
38.92
30.70
31.48
31.84
3.4
5.3
3.5
7.4
7.6
9.0
5.8
9.5
12.1
6.3
5.1
6.9
6.4
7.6
5.7
6.7
36.10
–
–
42.14
–
42.28
42.00
42.01
44.29
28.32
39.04
32.78
38.92
30.70
31.48
31.84
3.4
–
–
7.4
–
9.0
5.8
9.5
12.2
6.3
5.1
6.9
6.4
7.6
5.7
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Engineers .........................................................................
Group III ............................................................
Mechanical engineers ...................................................
Group III ............................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
32.22
24.53
37.55
38.05
37.75
36.99
38.47
24.90
7.6
4.1
2.7
8.5
3.4
7.8
5.9
5.8
32.44
–
–
38.05
–
36.99
38.47
25.12
7.5
–
–
8.5
–
7.8
5.9
6.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
17
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Architecture and engineering occupations –Continued
Engineering technicians, except drafters –Continued
Group II .............................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians .........
$24.75
23.93
5.7
3.4
–
$24.21
–
4.5
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Physical scientists ............................................................
Market and survey researchers ........................................
Market research analysts .............................................
32.64
27.37
36.12
32.76
34.18
34.18
6.6
5.6
5.8
8.1
14.9
14.9
32.74
–
–
32.76
34.18
34.18
6.6
–
–
8.1
14.9
14.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
Group II .............................................................
Counselors .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Social workers ..................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers .......................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists
Group II .............................................................
Social and human service assistants ...........................
Group II .............................................................
20.35
19.53
23.20
23.20
23.17
26.59
17.54
17.54
16.78
16.78
10.1
9.2
3.7
3.7
10.8
10.3
6.3
6.3
1.4
1.4
20.97
–
23.20
–
23.17
26.59
–
–
–
–
9.1
–
3.7
–
10.8
10.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
Group III ............................................................
39.17
45.53
44.23
47.87
6.8
4.6
4.5
5.2
40.06
–
44.23
47.87
7.1
–
4.5
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Group III ............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Group III ............................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Group III ............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Group III ............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
39.89
13.74
26.65
37.67
66.53
40.04
13.4
4.2
5.2
2.3
30.4
5.8
41.87
–
–
–
67.66
–
13.9
–
–
–
30.9
–
$15.87
–
–
–
–
–
11.3
–
–
–
–
–
34.02
27.39
36.77
28.75
21.71
36.78
37.57
36.78
34.47
30.00
36.19
3.6
4.6
2.4
7.7
10.8
4.6
5.0
4.6
5.7
8.3
3.5
34.05
–
–
28.75
–
–
37.57
36.78
34.47
–
–
3.6
–
–
7.7
–
–
5.0
4.6
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.92
30.16
35.32
6.4
8.4
4.8
33.92
30.16
35.32
6.4
8.4
4.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
36.26
37.04
38.01
4.6
2.3
2.0
36.26
37.04
–
4.6
2.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.04
38.01
13.74
13.74
2.3
2.0
4.2
4.2
37.04
38.01
14.48
14.48
2.3
2.0
4.2
4.2
–
–
12.91
12.91
–
–
5.8
5.8
24.28
21.86
25.74
23.10
21.40
6.9
5.9
8.5
6.6
7.8
24.62
–
–
22.62
20.73
7.6
–
–
7.0
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Designers .........................................................................
Graphic designers ........................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
18
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Group III ............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Group II .............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Group II .............................................................
$29.14
15.45
22.62
36.27
33.42
24.83
34.77
32.24
33.90
21.16
26.15
26.15
19.50
19.53
1.8
8.5
1.5
1.9
2.7
2.8
1.9
6.9
6.1
1.9
5.1
5.1
1.5
1.6
$29.29
–
–
–
34.53
–
36.14
32.50
–
–
–
–
19.48
19.51
2.6
–
–
–
4.7
–
3.6
6.9
–
–
–
–
1.6
1.7
$28.79
–
–
–
32.18
–
33.08
–
–
–
–
–
19.55
19.61
1.7
–
–
–
1.8
–
1.7
–
–
–
–
–
2.1
2.2
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Group I ..............................................................
Home health aides ........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Group I ..............................................................
14.47
13.51
19.31
12.68
12.50
11.05
11.05
13.50
13.45
16.54
15.34
5.8
4.3
3.3
5.7
5.9
6.5
6.5
4.5
3.8
6.3
8.1
15.04
–
–
12.81
–
–
–
13.96
14.03
17.07
–
9.3
–
–
9.2
–
–
–
5.8
6.2
6.8
–
13.46
–
–
12.51
–
10.99
10.99
13.02
13.02
–
–
5.6
–
–
3.8
–
1.9
1.9
4.5
4.9
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Group II .............................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Group II .............................................................
26.13
26.46
27.44
27.44
27.44
27.44
5.9
5.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
26.61
–
27.82
–
27.82
27.82
5.5
–
2.4
–
2.4
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
8.46
8.10
10.04
9.83
9.52
9.34
9.50
9.50
6.70
6.70
7.96
7.96
6.12
6.12
2.9
3.4
14.7
13.7
18.2
17.0
5.3
5.3
3.1
3.1
6.5
6.5
1.8
1.8
10.11
–
9.62
–
8.65
8.27
–
–
8.33
–
–
–
–
–
10.4
–
26.8
–
33.3
29.6
–
–
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
7.85
–
10.63
–
–
–
9.45
9.45
6.35
–
7.22
7.22
6.09
6.09
2.3
–
5.0
–
–
–
6.3
6.3
2.2
–
5.7
5.7
1.5
1.5
7.06
7.06
8.71
8.71
1.9
1.9
8.2
8.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.81
–
–
–
8.2
–
9.43
9.43
7.90
7.74
10.7
10.7
3.9
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.70
9.70
7.39
7.39
10.3
10.3
3.3
3.3
7.77
7.77
5.7
5.7
–
–
–
–
7.39
7.39
9.7
9.7
13.49
13.37
12.53
4.9
4.3
2.8
14.42
–
13.20
5.2
–
2.9
10.00
–
10.10
1.2
–
1.1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
19
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$12.72
2.5
–
–
–
–
13.10
13.30
11.01
10.96
19.75
18.28
19.75
18.28
3.5
3.3
2.2
2.5
7.5
13.9
7.5
13.9
$13.90
14.20
11.28
11.29
–
–
–
–
3.8
3.5
3.1
4.1
–
–
–
–
$10.08
10.08
10.12
10.12
–
–
–
–
0.7
.7
4.2
4.2
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related
workers .......................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants .........................
Group I ..............................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Recreation workers .......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
10.14
9.69
7.2
7.3
11.26
–
9.5
–
8.89
–
8.0
–
8.69
8.69
8.65
8.65
9.95
9.00
9.85
8.30
6.8
6.8
9.1
9.1
15.2
16.4
22.8
26.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.69
–
8.65
8.65
8.03
–
–
–
6.8
–
9.1
9.1
16.9
–
–
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Group II .............................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales
agents .........................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Group II .............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Group II .............................................................
23.02
11.46
29.86
42.85
19.62
20.57
16.94
20.57
10.47
9.88
9.50
9.47
9.50
9.47
10.76
9.99
9.4
8.7
19.8
15.0
10.5
7.9
11.1
7.9
2.0
2.8
5.9
6.5
5.9
6.5
3.8
3.0
28.88
–
–
–
19.62
–
16.94
20.57
12.22
–
10.33
–
10.33
–
12.55
11.03
9.4
–
–
–
10.5
–
11.1
7.9
6.3
–
10.4
–
10.4
–
10.1
3.4
9.29
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.14
–
9.04
–
9.04
9.04
9.19
9.21
4.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.8
–
2.4
–
2.4
2.4
7.1
8.0
88.93
34.06
28.13
19.7
17.9
6.6
88.93
34.06
–
19.7
17.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.30
28.13
7.6
6.6
29.30
28.13
7.6
6.6
–
–
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Group II .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Order clerks ......................................................................
16.49
13.93
20.12
1.9
2.0
2.7
17.20
–
–
1.9
–
–
11.86
–
–
6.1
–
–
21.79
20.67
18.05
13.78
21.96
18.56
14.11
22.47
17.32
14.78
19.41
15.64
8.8
8.1
7.8
4.1
9.1
10.1
3.8
11.2
5.0
6.7
3.0
7.9
21.82
20.67
18.27
–
–
18.62
14.04
22.70
17.96
15.46
19.72
16.18
9.0
8.4
8.1
–
–
10.3
3.9
11.2
4.0
6.1
2.6
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations –Continued
Building cleaning workers –Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Group I ..............................................................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................
Group I ..............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
20
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Office and administrative support occupations
–Continued
Order clerks –Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Group I ..............................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Group II .............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
$13.94
14.75
14.87
22.68
22.11
13.13
12.25
14.95
14.58
19.23
16.45
20.70
20.78
21.08
17.13
16.66
19.05
15.56
14.24
20.39
5.1
4.8
5.1
6.7
7.2
13.8
16.4
7.6
6.4
3.4
5.2
4.3
3.3
4.1
5.1
7.8
8.3
5.4
5.6
10.2
$14.52
15.05
15.23
22.68
22.11
13.13
12.25
16.07
15.73
19.42
–
–
20.86
21.22
17.33
17.05
19.12
15.82
14.42
20.39
1.2
4.7
5.1
6.7
7.2
13.8
16.4
6.1
6.2
3.3
–
–
3.3
4.2
5.2
7.7
9.2
5.5
5.9
10.2
–
$12.66
12.66
–
–
–
–
10.87
10.87
15.39
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.46
–
–
–
9.9
9.9
–
–
–
–
7.2
7.2
9.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.7
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
25.87
21.26
26.52
9.4
4.7
8.6
25.87
–
–
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Group II .............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Group II .............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
22.87
23.61
21.99
3.1
3.9
5.3
22.87
–
21.99
3.1
–
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.08
22.54
23.29
23.22
20.13
1.9
4.3
2.2
3.4
5.8
22.08
–
23.29
23.22
20.13
1.9
–
2.2
3.4
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.74
14.08
20.36
4.0
4.5
5.1
17.22
–
–
3.9
–
–
9.59
–
–
1.5
–
–
24.42
14.88
14.79
22.83
21.65
6.4
14.9
15.1
5.6
2.2
24.42
15.63
–
22.83
–
6.4
16.9
–
5.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.33
2.1
16.33
2.1
–
–
15.84
17.48
19.87
17.50
19.90
5.6
7.4
11.0
22.6
13.8
15.84
17.48
19.87
17.50
19.90
5.6
7.4
11.0
22.6
13.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.90
11.73
11.69
13.17
13.8
4.5
5.0
11.9
19.90
12.26
–
–
13.8
5.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.31
13.84
20.13
15.46
17.05
10.9
4.7
5.4
9.7
9.0
19.85
–
–
–
–
12.2
–
–
–
–
10.72
–
–
13.94
–
5.9
–
–
9.8
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Group I ..............................................................
Computer control programmers and operators ................
Group II .............................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ..............
Printers .............................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Group I ..............................................................
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Group I ..............................................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Transportation and material moving occupations
–Continued
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Group I ..............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Group I ..............................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Group I ..............................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Group I ..............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$14.16
18.09
17.86
18.32
17.29
17.25
19.42
15.66
15.58
11.31
11.24
8.8
2.9
7.2
2.5
8.9
12.9
13.0
7.3
7.6
4.2
4.8
–
$18.09
–
18.32
17.29
17.25
19.42
15.66
15.58
13.19
–
–
2.9
–
2.5
8.9
12.9
13.0
7.3
7.6
5.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$9.76
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.1
–
12.76
12.80
9.87
9.85
4.1
4.6
4.3
4.3
14.73
14.94
–
–
5.7
6.8
–
–
10.44
10.54
9.92
9.88
4.9
5.3
4.8
4.8
1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining
levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II
combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines
levels 13-15.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$9.25
$12.79
$18.76
$28.32
$39.76
Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
21.88
19.59
29.88
29.12
43.27
21.88
21.98
28.82
31.73
34.64
34.64
45.19
23.52
26.44
39.75
42.27
39.51
38.46
48.81
30.53
42.54
48.33
47.06
49.50
43.33
58.09
53.81
53.20
58.15
54.47
56.74
48.08
58.15
80.07
58.31
28.95
30.76
21.98
39.10
38.67
31.78
50.05
39.54
39.63
54.79
44.71
62.87
59.70
68.64
62.87
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Buyers and purchasing agents .........................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products ..................................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators ...............................................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ...........
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
18.57
16.76
21.54
21.40
27.57
22.90
39.76
26.92
80.95
30.59
16.09
17.52
22.07
30.59
32.86
15.12
15.12
15.70
15.70
18.47
17.56
25.45
24.41
27.84
27.84
16.50
23.02
19.63
19.81
20.30
29.33
20.50
21.25
23.27
34.38
26.82
24.61
27.50
37.41
29.14
34.03
34.55
42.67
36.22
39.14
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
Network and computer systems administrators ................
Network systems and data communications analysts ......
25.06
28.97
27.40
33.10
18.46
29.94
21.98
23.69
29.94
33.81
31.73
38.87
25.19
34.21
25.05
27.03
34.73
39.30
46.82
39.30
29.37
38.65
31.85
31.83
42.66
52.88
54.16
48.25
33.04
44.06
32.58
36.44
48.49
54.16
54.16
53.99
33.35
45.43
41.06
36.44
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
Mechanical engineers ...................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians .........
20.44
23.56
26.47
17.61
17.61
24.22
30.52
28.27
22.26
20.17
28.84
36.53
34.52
25.45
24.82
37.53
42.09
48.78
27.57
27.16
49.45
54.03
51.63
32.22
27.57
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
Physical scientists ............................................................
Market and survey researchers ........................................
Market research analysts .............................................
25.62
26.50
25.62
25.62
26.50
28.02
25.62
25.62
28.86
28.02
32.31
32.31
35.92
35.92
44.83
44.83
44.83
48.65
44.83
44.83
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
Social workers ..................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers .......................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists
Social and human service assistants ...........................
16.00
19.23
15.08
17.64
16.00
16.00
16.35
20.37
17.09
22.34
16.00
16.00
17.46
21.87
24.25
24.25
17.37
16.35
23.93
25.64
25.91
31.74
17.46
17.46
26.60
26.60
31.74
36.87
19.99
17.46
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
25.08
34.78
29.85
36.33
37.06
38.05
42.14
53.85
58.52
57.85
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
14.33
28.53
24.89
41.03
34.50
43.90
43.90
72.90
51.04
168.38
21.77
13.00
25.61
23.50
26.22
19.42
31.91
26.54
33.34
26.72
38.75
33.23
41.63
39.74
41.74
41.76
47.13
46.03
47.89
46.79
23.41
26.54
33.22
40.71
45.59
24.30
26.05
27.08
31.16
35.89
36.22
43.61
43.66
49.57
48.85
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
— Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Education, training, and library occupations –Continued
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
$26.05
10.46
$31.16
12.02
$36.22
13.61
$43.66
14.78
$48.85
17.43
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Designers .........................................................................
Graphic designers ........................................................
17.50
18.34
18.34
18.34
18.34
18.34
21.00
19.30
19.24
29.96
26.41
22.44
35.35
33.65
29.96
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
16.98
24.71
25.76
18.04
16.39
16.65
20.57
28.70
28.62
18.79
24.40
18.21
28.70
34.00
31.97
20.74
28.08
20.00
35.22
37.81
31.97
22.62
28.66
20.57
41.77
41.77
42.97
26.34
30.35
21.90
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Home health aides ........................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
10.25
10.00
9.30
10.85
11.11
11.55
10.75
10.00
12.00
14.37
13.89
12.30
10.50
13.05
17.24
17.24
14.22
11.14
14.91
18.86
19.60
16.68
12.91
17.12
20.20
Protective service occupations .........................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
17.04
20.74
20.74
21.72
24.16
24.16
26.52
28.93
28.93
31.17
30.82
30.82
34.01
32.29
32.29
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
6.15
6.55
6.55
8.00
6.00
6.15
5.25
6.45
6.80
6.80
8.00
6.15
6.50
6.15
7.50
10.00
9.50
9.35
6.15
8.00
6.15
10.00
12.24
11.00
10.60
6.86
9.00
6.45
12.24
14.48
14.41
11.55
8.65
10.31
6.45
6.00
7.00
6.00
7.45
6.15
7.76
6.55
9.35
11.68
12.95
7.63
6.50
7.76
7.50
8.00
8.00
10.95
8.00
13.26
9.30
6.55
6.55
7.20
8.80
9.31
9.05
9.05
10.35
10.35
12.27
12.00
14.97
13.27
20.69
17.42
9.75
8.77
9.50
9.50
11.00
9.60
15.88
15.88
13.20
11.25
23.59
23.59
13.75
11.91
23.59
23.59
18.70
13.35
25.68
25.68
6.00
8.50
9.59
11.52
14.14
7.27
7.27
4.63
4.38
8.29
7.27
8.25
4.75
8.29
8.63
10.25
11.80
9.16
9.59
12.20
12.75
10.00
9.59
16.00
16.30
7.75
10.60
10.60
7.45
7.50
7.50
7.17
9.35
13.50
13.50
8.00
7.63
7.63
8.25
14.35
16.35
15.59
9.50
9.00
9.00
9.51
23.56
21.48
19.28
12.00
11.00
11.00
12.03
38.67
28.41
25.21
14.52
12.80
12.80
14.72
15.71
19.98
24.76
22.95
46.11
31.16
124.08
33.03
220.82
45.00
Occupation2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related
workers .......................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants .........................
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................
Recreation workers .......................................................
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales
agents .........................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
— Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$19.42
$22.72
$31.16
$32.74
$35.54
Occupation2
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Customer service representatives ....................................
Order clerks ......................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................
10.28
13.00
15.90
19.40
22.48
15.22
11.11
13.00
12.00
11.53
11.00
16.54
16.54
7.98
10.10
14.36
15.66
13.65
9.75
17.48
14.00
14.09
13.40
13.46
11.81
22.03
21.39
7.98
12.95
15.78
18.25
15.27
12.00
22.22
17.51
16.98
16.83
14.69
15.09
22.03
22.03
14.11
15.32
19.33
20.91
16.29
14.70
24.17
20.78
20.78
21.14
17.50
16.75
23.39
22.03
15.18
17.07
21.88
23.93
18.75
18.77
28.86
27.18
27.18
23.13
21.93
18.80
26.38
30.06
17.80
18.77
25.24
25.47
21.13
20.30
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
14.45
19.89
28.32
30.19
32.89
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
18.40
17.75
19.22
19.58
22.58
22.16
26.87
24.55
27.58
24.55
16.37
20.39
16.50
20.39
22.56
18.41
22.58
22.77
21.93
23.27
24.31
21.93
26.94
27.58
23.27
Production occupations ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Computer control programmers and operators ................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ..............
Printers .............................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
9.94
11.80
16.20
19.76
25.80
17.33
10.15
18.35
19.22
10.32
18.80
25.72
12.72
22.25
28.37
16.79
27.44
33.74
28.35
31.00
12.00
13.75
16.00
19.20
21.00
11.45
13.60
10.00
15.53
13.44
14.40
16.55
16.20
15.76
17.54
20.36
16.99
18.80
18.76
23.00
28.29
19.76
25.28
27.00
28.70
15.53
8.50
8.00
16.20
9.46
9.69
16.99
10.78
14.50
28.29
14.30
15.20
28.70
15.08
16.77
8.25
12.23
12.23
13.00
13.50
9.74
12.76
7.57
11.05
12.23
12.23
15.00
16.25
15.00
12.78
8.10
15.00
15.22
14.44
17.75
17.75
15.00
15.55
10.00
18.55
15.60
15.22
19.59
19.55
19.72
16.91
13.28
22.69
22.69
15.39
23.95
22.50
28.17
18.60
15.37
7.57
7.75
10.00
8.10
13.10
9.50
15.06
10.87
18.77
12.80
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
25
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA,
July 2007
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$9.00
$12.23
$17.69
$27.18
$38.46
Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
21.64
19.59
29.88
29.12
43.27
21.88
30.76
25.93
31.73
34.64
34.64
45.19
23.52
38.67
38.67
42.27
39.51
38.46
48.81
26.96
39.54
48.09
47.06
49.50
43.33
58.09
52.88
44.71
58.15
54.47
56.74
48.08
58.15
80.07
68.64
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Buyers and purchasing agents .........................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products ..................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
18.51
16.76
21.51
21.40
27.57
22.90
42.67
26.92
80.95
30.59
16.09
17.52
22.07
30.59
32.86
16.50
22.12
19.80
19.50
20.23
29.33
20.50
20.73
22.96
31.25
26.92
23.33
27.50
37.41
31.20
30.31
30.67
42.67
36.22
40.39
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
Network and computer systems administrators ................
25.41
28.97
27.40
33.10
18.25
31.01
25.05
30.33
35.55
30.29
38.87
25.06
34.49
25.48
36.06
39.30
47.26
39.30
28.85
39.90
31.85
43.47
53.99
54.16
48.25
33.04
44.06
32.58
51.62
54.16
54.16
53.99
33.04
45.49
41.06
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
Mechanical engineers ...................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians .........
21.03
23.56
26.47
17.66
18.02
24.82
29.28
28.27
22.60
22.26
29.00
36.69
34.52
25.87
25.75
37.65
45.48
48.78
27.57
27.57
49.45
54.45
51.63
32.37
27.57
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
Market and survey researchers ........................................
Market research analysts .............................................
25.62
25.62
25.62
25.62
25.62
25.62
32.31
32.31
32.31
44.83
44.83
44.83
44.83
44.83
44.83
Community and social services occupations ..................
Social workers ..................................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists
Social and human service assistants ...........................
15.50
14.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
17.09
16.00
16.00
17.37
22.46
16.35
16.35
17.64
25.91
17.46
17.46
25.91
25.91
17.46
17.46
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
25.08
36.00
27.82
37.06
36.01
38.05
38.28
53.85
53.85
63.31
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
11.74
21.28
14.11
25.46
20.14
31.76
26.36
41.75
32.48
45.80
13.10
10.30
19.42
11.74
22.39
13.35
26.54
14.33
29.76
16.90
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Designers .........................................................................
Graphic designers ........................................................
17.50
18.34
18.34
18.34
18.34
18.34
21.00
19.30
19.24
29.96
26.41
22.44
35.35
33.65
29.96
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
16.98
24.52
16.75
20.57
28.70
18.29
28.66
34.00
20.01
34.70
37.91
20.57
41.77
41.77
22.14
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Home health aides ........................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
10.10
10.00
9.30
11.00
11.11
11.25
10.75
10.00
12.00
14.37
13.50
12.25
10.50
13.05
17.24
17.24
14.15
11.14
14.81
18.86
19.10
16.68
12.91
17.12
20.20
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
6.15
6.55
6.55
6.41
6.80
6.80
7.50
10.00
9.50
9.35
12.24
11.00
11.99
14.48
14.41
See footnotes at end of table.
26
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA,
July 2007 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$8.00
6.00
6.15
5.25
$8.00
6.15
6.50
6.15
$9.35
6.15
8.00
6.15
$10.60
6.86
9.00
6.45
$11.25
8.65
10.31
6.45
6.00
7.00
6.50
6.00
7.25
7.50
6.15
7.75
8.00
6.55
8.00
8.00
11.68
10.10
9.30
6.55
6.55
7.20
8.80
9.31
9.00
9.00
10.00
10.00
11.77
11.77
13.27
13.27
16.55
13.44
9.40
8.77
10.35
9.60
12.27
11.25
13.27
11.91
14.00
13.35
6.00
8.42
9.50
11.50
14.14
7.27
7.27
4.38
8.29
7.27
6.25
8.29
8.63
9.25
9.00
9.16
12.75
9.59
9.59
16.30
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales
agents .........................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
7.75
10.60
10.60
7.45
7.50
7.50
7.17
9.35
13.50
13.50
8.00
7.63
7.63
8.25
14.35
16.35
15.59
9.50
9.00
9.00
9.51
23.56
21.48
19.28
12.00
11.00
11.00
12.03
38.67
28.41
25.21
14.52
12.80
12.80
14.72
15.71
19.98
24.76
22.95
46.11
31.16
124.08
33.03
220.82
45.00
19.42
22.72
31.16
32.74
35.54
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Customer service representatives ....................................
Order clerks ......................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................
10.28
12.72
15.53
18.90
22.50
15.22
11.11
12.00
12.00
11.53
11.00
16.54
16.54
7.98
8.65
14.36
14.36
13.65
9.69
16.35
13.47
14.00
13.40
13.46
11.90
21.39
21.39
7.98
12.26
15.78
17.74
15.39
11.00
22.69
16.47
15.90
16.83
14.69
15.09
22.03
22.03
14.11
14.12
19.23
20.48
16.97
13.00
24.17
20.92
20.67
21.14
17.50
16.75
22.03
22.03
15.18
16.55
21.64
22.69
18.75
16.75
29.12
27.18
27.18
23.13
21.93
18.80
30.06
30.06
17.80
18.77
24.08
25.47
21.13
20.30
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
14.45
19.23
28.32
30.35
32.89
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
18.22
17.75
18.44
19.58
22.48
21.31
26.87
24.55
26.92
24.55
16.37
20.39
19.75
22.48
22.77
22.77
23.27
23.27
26.94
24.76
Production occupations ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Computer control programmers and operators ................
9.86
11.59
16.00
19.76
25.80
17.33
10.15
18.35
19.22
10.32
18.80
25.72
12.72
22.25
28.37
16.79
27.44
33.74
28.35
31.00
Occupation2
Food preparation and serving related occupations
–Continued
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related
workers .......................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants .........................
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
27
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA,
July 2007 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$12.00
$13.75
$16.00
$19.20
$21.00
11.45
13.60
10.00
15.53
13.44
14.40
16.55
16.20
15.76
17.54
20.36
16.99
18.80
18.76
23.00
28.29
19.76
25.28
27.00
28.70
15.53
8.50
8.00
16.20
9.46
9.69
16.99
10.78
14.50
28.29
14.30
15.20
28.70
15.08
16.77
8.10
12.23
12.23
13.00
13.50
9.74
12.76
7.57
11.00
12.23
12.23
15.00
16.25
10.35
12.78
8.10
15.00
12.82
12.82
17.72
17.75
15.00
15.55
10.00
18.10
15.22
15.22
19.55
19.55
26.54
16.91
13.28
22.50
15.39
15.39
26.06
22.50
28.17
18.60
15.37
7.57
7.75
10.00
8.10
13.10
9.50
15.06
10.87
18.77
12.80
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ..............
Printers .............................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
28
Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud,
MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$14.97
$19.50
$25.68
$35.71
$45.33
Management occupations .................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
31.83
24.81
39.40
40.40
42.73
50.05
53.46
56.84
58.27
59.70
39.10
47.44
51.76
57.96
59.70
Business and financial operations occupations .............
20.15
22.27
26.76
31.15
34.55
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
19.81
27.43
33.29
34.95
40.53
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
18.09
20.83
25.20
34.34
43.90
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
23.93
28.30
28.86
33.14
33.70
Community and social services occupations ..................
18.71
20.04
22.92
26.60
35.83
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
24.30
38.93
30.17
42.25
39.88
44.40
45.08
83.92
62.15
168.38
25.53
25.61
25.61
25.18
30.17
31.91
31.91
30.17
37.22
38.75
38.75
37.70
43.16
41.74
41.74
43.30
48.22
47.89
47.89
47.74
25.18
29.66
37.47
42.85
47.00
25.86
26.05
31.60
31.16
37.95
36.22
44.61
43.66
50.29
48.85
26.05
10.91
31.16
12.02
36.22
13.75
43.66
15.92
48.85
17.62
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
16.97
27.02
21.63
30.25
33.69
36.38
37.64
37.46
45.32
43.94
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
13.10
14.91
15.70
23.35
23.35
Protective service occupations .........................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
17.80
20.74
20.74
21.72
24.16
24.16
26.67
28.93
28.93
31.82
30.82
30.82
34.01
32.29
32.29
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
6.88
6.88
10.48
10.19
11.85
11.02
13.01
13.08
13.57
13.57
12.82
12.82
14.97
14.69
18.31
18.14
20.69
19.52
25.68
20.69
12.82
14.77
18.31
19.52
20.69
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
6.16
10.97
11.95
12.50
14.42
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
13.88
15.42
14.91
14.21
13.38
15.76
17.37
16.69
14.67
14.77
18.28
18.09
18.09
21.89
18.18
20.89
20.78
20.78
25.08
20.01
22.26
22.01
22.01
26.70
20.89
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
19.22
21.43
23.48
28.27
31.63
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
14.87
19.28
21.14
22.69
26.10
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
29
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA,
July 2007
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$11.52
$15.13
$20.82
$30.19
$42.25
Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
21.88
19.59
29.88
29.12
43.27
21.88
21.98
28.85
31.73
34.64
34.64
45.19
23.52
26.44
39.75
42.27
39.51
38.46
48.81
26.96
42.54
48.33
47.06
49.50
43.33
58.09
53.81
53.20
58.27
54.47
56.74
48.08
58.15
80.07
58.31
28.95
30.76
21.98
39.10
38.67
31.78
50.05
39.54
39.40
54.79
44.71
62.87
59.70
68.64
62.87
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Buyers and purchasing agents .........................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products ..................................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators ...............................................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ...........
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
18.57
16.76
21.54
21.40
27.57
22.90
39.76
26.92
80.95
30.59
16.09
17.52
22.07
30.59
32.86
15.12
15.12
15.70
15.70
18.47
17.56
25.45
24.41
27.84
27.84
16.50
23.02
19.63
19.81
20.23
29.33
20.50
21.25
23.87
34.38
26.82
24.61
27.50
37.41
29.14
34.03
34.55
42.67
36.22
39.14
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
Network and computer systems administrators ................
Network systems and data communications analysts ......
25.06
28.97
27.40
33.10
18.46
29.94
21.98
23.69
29.94
33.81
31.73
38.97
25.19
34.21
25.05
27.03
34.73
39.30
46.82
39.30
29.37
38.65
31.85
31.83
42.66
52.88
54.16
48.25
33.04
44.06
32.58
36.44
48.49
54.16
54.16
53.99
33.35
45.43
41.06
36.44
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
Mechanical engineers ...................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians .........
21.03
23.56
26.47
18.08
18.08
24.50
30.52
28.27
22.51
22.26
29.01
36.53
34.52
25.75
25.75
37.65
42.09
48.78
27.57
27.57
49.45
54.03
51.63
32.32
27.57
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
Physical scientists ............................................................
Market and survey researchers ........................................
Market research analysts .............................................
25.62
26.50
25.62
25.62
26.50
28.02
25.62
25.62
29.05
28.02
32.31
32.31
35.92
35.92
44.83
44.83
44.83
48.65
44.83
44.83
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
Social workers ..................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers .......................
15.50
19.23
15.08
17.64
17.24
20.37
17.09
22.34
18.71
21.87
24.25
24.25
25.01
25.64
25.91
31.74
26.60
26.60
31.74
36.87
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
26.44
34.78
29.85
36.33
37.06
38.05
48.82
53.85
58.52
57.85
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
17.81
28.53
26.29
41.67
36.60
43.91
43.91
74.86
51.72
168.38
21.77
13.00
25.61
23.50
26.20
19.42
31.91
26.54
33.55
26.72
38.75
33.23
41.64
39.74
41.74
41.76
47.13
46.03
47.89
46.79
23.41
26.54
33.22
40.71
45.59
24.30
26.05
27.08
31.16
35.89
36.22
43.61
43.66
49.57
48.85
See footnotes at end of table.
30
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA,
July 2007 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Education, training, and library occupations –Continued
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
$26.05
12.31
$31.16
13.26
$36.22
14.28
$43.66
15.55
$48.85
17.44
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Designers .........................................................................
Graphic designers ........................................................
18.13
18.34
18.34
18.34
18.34
18.34
21.64
19.24
19.24
29.96
26.41
22.44
36.35
33.65
29.96
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
16.90
25.00
25.76
16.57
20.57
28.70
30.12
18.24
28.46
35.22
31.97
20.05
35.55
40.01
31.97
20.57
43.21
41.77
43.10
21.87
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
10.35
10.00
12.00
12.61
12.00
11.00
12.13
15.97
14.92
12.13
13.05
17.63
17.87
14.22
15.86
20.20
20.20
17.19
17.35
20.20
Protective service occupations .........................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
18.28
21.49
21.49
21.72
24.37
24.37
27.17
28.93
28.93
31.82
30.96
30.96
34.01
32.29
32.29
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
6.15
6.55
6.55
6.15
6.80
6.55
6.55
6.15
9.25
6.80
6.80
9.00
11.68
13.90
11.50
10.31
16.26
15.26
15.00
10.61
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
10.00
9.55
11.77
11.35
13.27
13.05
16.52
13.74
21.12
18.35
11.27
9.15
12.27
10.22
13.27
11.25
15.09
11.91
19.00
13.33
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
8.50
9.50
10.50
12.50
14.14
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales
agents .........................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
9.75
10.60
10.60
8.73
7.50
7.50
9.00
13.00
13.50
13.50
9.51
9.00
9.00
9.51
19.00
16.35
15.59
11.00
10.48
10.48
11.19
31.25
21.48
19.28
13.65
11.00
11.00
14.72
44.92
28.41
25.21
19.55
13.45
13.45
22.24
15.71
19.98
24.76
22.95
46.11
31.16
124.08
33.03
220.82
45.00
19.42
22.72
31.16
32.74
35.54
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Customer service representatives ....................................
Order clerks ......................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................
12.00
14.00
16.55
20.01
23.13
15.22
12.00
13.00
12.72
13.00
11.00
16.54
16.54
7.98
12.26
14.36
15.66
14.21
10.14
17.48
14.09
14.09
15.06
13.91
12.00
22.03
21.39
7.98
13.86
15.78
18.72
15.31
12.10
22.22
17.65
17.02
17.44
14.69
15.09
22.03
22.03
14.11
16.55
19.56
20.91
16.29
15.22
24.17
20.80
20.78
21.14
17.51
16.93
23.39
22.03
15.18
17.68
22.15
24.08
19.10
19.16
28.86
27.18
27.18
23.13
22.06
18.80
26.38
30.06
17.80
18.77
25.24
25.56
21.13
20.30
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA,
July 2007 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
$14.45
$19.89
$28.32
$30.19
$32.89
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
18.40
17.75
19.22
19.58
22.58
22.16
26.87
24.55
27.58
24.55
16.37
20.39
16.50
20.39
22.56
18.41
22.58
22.77
21.93
23.27
24.31
21.93
26.94
27.58
23.27
Production occupations ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Computer control programmers and operators ................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ..............
Printers .............................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
10.50
12.72
16.77
20.36
26.69
17.33
10.15
18.35
19.22
11.26
18.80
25.72
12.90
22.25
28.37
17.33
27.44
33.74
28.35
31.00
12.00
13.75
16.00
19.20
21.00
11.45
13.60
10.00
15.53
13.44
14.40
16.55
16.20
15.76
17.54
20.36
16.99
18.80
18.76
23.00
28.29
19.76
25.28
27.00
28.70
15.53
9.00
16.20
9.95
16.99
12.00
28.29
14.50
28.70
15.20
10.85
13.00
13.50
9.74
12.76
8.10
13.28
15.00
16.25
15.00
12.78
10.00
16.33
17.75
17.75
15.00
15.55
13.28
19.39
19.59
19.55
19.72
16.91
15.37
27.17
23.95
22.50
28.17
18.60
19.43
11.35
13.28
15.00
15.37
19.43
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a
full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in
another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
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Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA,
July 2007
Part-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$6.41
$7.88
$10.00
$13.00
$18.02
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
10.30
10.30
11.44
10.82
13.35
12.61
16.79
13.86
25.75
16.48
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
18.10
24.30
17.00
22.00
28.70
18.10
29.62
33.90
19.50
34.03
34.70
20.79
38.00
38.66
22.58
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Home health aides ........................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
9.74
10.00
9.50
10.50
10.75
10.72
10.00
11.20
13.43
12.75
10.50
13.15
15.46
14.33
12.25
14.54
17.55
15.24
12.91
15.60
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
6.15
8.00
8.00
5.25
6.48
5.25
7.00
6.15
10.00
8.00
6.15
6.50
6.15
7.25
7.20
10.50
8.10
6.15
7.00
6.15
7.85
8.50
11.50
10.60
6.45
8.00
6.45
10.10
11.00
12.24
12.01
7.27
8.00
6.45
12.95
7.50
6.25
7.75
7.50
8.30
7.50
11.40
8.00
13.57
8.00
6.55
6.55
6.80
7.96
8.80
8.50
8.50
9.13
9.75
10.00
10.00
10.35
10.35
11.05
11.05
9.00
8.50
9.75
8.50
10.00
9.65
10.35
11.00
11.05
13.44
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related
workers .......................................................................
Amusement and recreation attendants .........................
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................
6.00
6.50
8.50
10.22
12.87
7.27
7.27
4.38
8.29
7.27
4.75
8.29
8.63
8.25
9.16
9.59
9.25
10.00
9.59
11.00
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
7.17
7.17
7.45
7.45
6.75
7.65
7.63
7.63
7.63
7.75
8.50
8.59
8.50
8.50
8.50
10.25
10.00
9.50
9.50
10.00
13.10
12.50
12.50
12.50
12.82
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
9.00
9.00
6.95
10.62
9.75
10.28
9.85
7.75
13.00
9.75
10.28
12.34
10.10
17.56
10.48
13.50
15.50
12.95
17.74
15.05
17.31
15.50
15.32
18.33
16.61
Production occupations ....................................................
8.00
8.50
9.00
10.32
10.32
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
7.10
8.05
10.00
12.80
15.22
See footnotes at end of table.
33
Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA,
July 2007 — Continued
Part-time workers
Occupation3
Transportation and material moving occupations
–Continued
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$12.23
7.45
$12.23
8.00
$14.55
9.07
$15.22
10.83
$15.39
13.10
6.95
7.75
7.57
8.00
9.19
9.55
12.95
10.83
14.57
14.77
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a
full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in
another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
34
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$830
39.9
$51,571
$42,453
2,032
1,641
1,601
1,693
1,543
1,596
1,691
1,580
1,538
40.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
84,454
83,260
88,025
80,225
82,730
87,924
82,181
79,997
2,080
2,078
2,080
2,080
48.81
26.96
42.54
1,999
1,607
1,610
1,952
1,078
1,656
40.0
40.0
39.7
103,924
83,580
77,069
101,525
56,073
79,000
2,080
2,080
1,902
47.28
44.75
50.05
39.54
1,880
1,815
1,908
1,582
39.8
40.6
93,749
94,373
98,366
82,249
1,983
2,109
41.57
39.40
1,663
1,576
40.0
86,461
81,952
2,080
36.89
23.33
27.57
22.90
1,473
933
1,100
916
39.9
40.0
76,579
48,504
57,200
47,628
2,076
2,079
23.36
22.07
934
883
40.0
48,549
45,906
2,079
20.48
18.47
816
751
39.8
42,407
39,062
2,071
20.11
17.56
803
702
39.9
41,739
36,525
2,075
24.88
33.44
26.08
28.30
23.87
34.38
26.82
24.61
995
1,338
1,039
1,106
955
1,375
1,034
923
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.1
51,756
69,563
54,053
57,517
49,641
71,510
53,767
47,990
2,080
2,080
2,072
2,032
36.10
42.14
34.73
39.30
1,443
1,686
1,396
1,572
40.0
40.0
74,843
87,661
72,476
81,740
2,073
2,080
42.28
46.82
1,691
1,873
40.0
87,934
97,377
2,080
42.01
28.32
39.04
39.30
29.37
38.65
1,680
1,145
1,555
1,572
1,178
1,540
40.0
40.4
39.8
87,371
59,525
80,860
81,740
61,260
80,080
2,080
2,102
2,071
30.70
31.85
1,220
1,274
39.7
61,934
66,256
2,017
31.48
31.83
1,259
1,273
40.0
65,471
66,206
2,080
32.44
38.05
36.99
29.01
36.53
34.52
1,298
1,522
1,480
1,160
1,461
1,381
40.0
40.0
40.0
67,480
79,136
76,937
60,339
75,982
71,806
2,080
2,080
2,080
25.12
25.75
1,005
1,030
40.0
52,240
53,560
2,080
24.21
25.75
969
1,030
40.0
50,364
53,560
2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ....................................
Physical scientists ..............................
Market and survey researchers ..........
Market research analysts ...............
32.74
32.76
34.18
34.18
29.05
28.02
32.31
32.31
1,318
1,351
1,367
1,367
1,233
1,233
1,292
1,292
40.3
41.2
40.0
40.0
67,609
70,255
71,064
71,064
64,119
64,119
67,209
67,209
2,065
2,145
2,079
2,079
Community and social services
occupations ....................................
Counselors .........................................
Social workers ....................................
20.97
23.20
23.17
18.71
21.87
24.25
835
918
923
748
875
970
39.8
39.6
39.8
41,676
47,762
42,505
36,687
45,485
42,529
1,988
2,058
1,834
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$25.38
$20.82
$1,013
Management occupations ...................
General and operations managers .....
Marketing and sales managers ..........
Marketing managers .......................
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Financial managers ............................
Education administrators ....................
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school .......................................
Engineering managers .......................
Medical and health services
managers ......................................
40.60
40.07
42.32
38.57
39.75
42.27
39.51
38.46
49.96
40.18
40.52
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Buyers and purchasing agents ...........
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products ....................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and investigators ........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .............................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Management analysts ........................
Accountants and auditors ...................
Financial analysts and advisors ..........
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................
Computer software engineers ............
Computer software engineers,
applications ...............................
Computer software engineers,
systems software ......................
Computer support specialists .............
Computer systems analysts ...............
Network and computer systems
administrators ...............................
Network systems and data
communications analysts .............
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Engineers ...........................................
Mechanical engineers .....................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians ............
See footnotes at end of table.
35
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$970
39.5
$40,626
$38,125
1,528
1,654
1,897
1,482
1,788
41.3
42.9
85,991
98,646
77,074
92,999
2,147
2,230
36.60
43.91
1,622
2,667
1,383
1,756
38.7
39.4
63,849
117,688
51,829
69,085
1,525
1,739
34.05
33.55
1,315
1,329
38.6
49,144
49,863
1,443
28.75
26.72
1,125
1,049
39.1
44,039
41,891
1,532
37.57
38.75
1,448
1,457
38.5
50,103
50,347
1,333
34.47
33.23
1,331
1,329
38.6
48,704
47,551
1,413
33.92
33.22
1,318
1,298
38.9
47,733
45,866
1,407
36.26
37.04
35.89
36.22
1,374
1,417
1,357
1,377
37.9
38.3
51,934
53,072
51,831
51,437
1,432
1,433
37.04
14.48
36.22
14.28
1,417
537
1,377
547
38.3
37.1
53,072
22,554
51,437
21,450
1,433
1,558
24.62
22.62
20.73
21.64
19.24
19.24
985
905
829
865
770
770
40.0
40.0
40.0
51,214
47,046
43,117
45,001
40,028
40,028
2,080
2,080
2,080
29.29
34.53
32.50
28.46
35.22
31.97
1,165
1,372
1,286
1,138
1,409
1,279
39.8
39.7
39.6
58,888
68,548
59,034
58,406
70,075
62,641
2,010
1,985
1,817
19.48
20.05
779
802
40.0
40,518
41,694
2,080
15.04
14.92
599
597
39.8
31,139
31,034
2,071
12.81
12.13
513
485
40.0
26,650
25,222
2,081
13.96
13.05
557
522
39.9
28,963
27,144
2,075
17.07
17.63
676
706
39.6
35,137
36,733
2,059
Protective service occupations ...........
Police officers .....................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ...
26.61
27.82
27.82
27.17
28.93
28.93
1,092
1,113
1,113
1,137
1,157
1,157
41.0
40.0
40.0
56,774
57,860
57,860
59,103
60,174
60,174
2,133
2,080
2,080
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
Cooks .................................................
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Food service, tipped ...........................
10.11
9.62
8.65
8.33
9.25
6.80
6.80
9.00
394
384
346
323
360
272
272
360
39.0
39.9
40.0
38.7
20,484
19,977
17,994
16,789
18,720
14,144
14,144
18,720
2,025
2,077
2,080
2,015
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
14.42
13.20
13.27
13.05
573
524
531
522
39.8
39.7
28,933
27,085
27,602
27,040
2,006
2,052
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Community and social services
occupations –Continued
Child, family, and school social
workers .....................................
$26.59
$24.25
$1,051
Legal occupations ................................
Lawyers ..............................................
40.06
44.23
37.06
38.05
41.87
67.66
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Postsecondary teachers .....................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Kindergarten teachers, except
special education ..................
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Secondary school teachers ............
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education ..............................
Teacher assistants .............................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Designers ...........................................
Graphic designers ..........................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Registered nurses ..............................
Therapists ...........................................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses ..........................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
See footnotes at end of table.
36
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$531
450
39.7
39.7
$28,439
23,320
$27,602
23,400
2,046
2,067
447
416
39.7
22,859
21,258
2,029
19.00
1,137
749
39.4
59,134
38,958
2,047
19.62
16.35
761
654
38.8
39,592
34,000
2,018
16.94
12.22
10.33
10.33
12.55
15.59
11.00
10.48
10.48
11.19
656
467
413
413
466
615
410
419
419
385
38.7
38.2
40.0
40.0
37.2
34,103
24,270
21,490
21,490
24,254
32,001
21,320
21,798
21,798
20,021
2,013
1,987
2,080
2,080
1,932
88.93
46.11
3,557
1,844
40.0
184,981
95,909
2,080
34.06
31.16
1,373
1,246
40.3
71,392
64,813
2,096
29.30
31.16
1,172
1,246
40.0
60,944
64,813
2,080
17.20
16.55
686
662
39.9
35,395
34,320
2,058
21.82
18.27
22.22
17.65
873
726
889
706
40.0
39.8
45,386
37,358
46,226
36,421
2,080
2,045
18.62
17.96
16.18
15.05
22.68
17.02
17.44
14.69
15.09
22.03
738
722
647
600
907
694
698
588
604
881
39.6
40.2
40.0
39.9
40.0
37,813
37,557
33,647
31,194
42,647
35,318
36,275
30,561
31,387
36,123
2,031
2,091
2,080
2,073
1,880
22.11
13.13
16.07
22.03
14.11
16.55
884
525
643
881
564
662
40.0
40.0
40.0
40,648
27,312
33,434
36,123
29,353
34,424
1,838
2,080
2,080
19.42
19.56
772
770
39.8
39,472
38,938
2,033
20.86
20.91
830
837
39.8
43,181
43,501
2,070
17.33
15.82
16.29
15.22
687
632
659
610
39.7
39.9
34,012
32,545
33,645
30,694
1,963
2,058
25.87
28.32
1,059
1,153
40.9
53,068
54,267
2,051
22.87
22.58
915
903
40.0
47,566
46,966
2,080
21.99
22.16
880
886
40.0
45,734
46,093
2,080
22.08
23.29
22.58
22.77
883
932
903
911
40.0
40.0
45,918
48,442
46,966
47,362
2,080
2,080
20.13
21.93
805
877
40.0
41,872
45,614
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations
–Continued
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
$13.90
11.28
$13.27
11.25
$552
448
Personal care and service
occupations ....................................
11.26
10.50
28.88
Sales and related occupations ............
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ...................
Retail sales workers ...........................
Cashiers, all workers ......................
Cashiers .....................................
Retail salespersons ........................
Securities, commodities, and financial
services sales agents ...................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers .........................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Customer service representatives ......
Order clerks ........................................
Receptionists and information clerks ..
Dispatchers .........................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and
ambulance ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Stock clerks and order fillers ..............
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Office clerks, general ..........................
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Industrial machinery mechanics .....
Maintenance and repair workers,
general ......................................
Annual earnings5
See footnotes at end of table.
37
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Production occupations ......................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators .....................................
Computer control programmers and
operators ......................................
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Cutting, punching, and press
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic .........
Printers ...............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Painting workers .................................
Coating, painting, and spraying
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Miscellaneous production workers .....
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$671
40.0
$35,789
$34,882
2,079
977
1,029
40.0
50,797
53,498
2,080
12.90
625
516
40.0
32,507
26,832
2,080
22.83
22.25
913
890
40.0
47,484
46,280
2,080
16.33
16.00
650
640
39.8
33,814
33,280
2,071
15.84
17.48
15.76
17.54
627
699
630
702
39.6
40.0
32,622
36,329
32,781
36,483
2,059
2,079
19.87
19.90
20.36
16.99
795
796
814
680
40.0
40.0
41,334
41,387
42,349
35,339
2,080
2,080
19.90
12.26
16.99
12.00
796
491
680
480
40.0
40.0
41,387
25,508
35,339
24,960
2,080
2,080
19.85
18.09
16.33
17.75
794
740
653
709
40.0
40.9
41,202
38,494
33,966
36,858
2,076
2,127
18.32
17.75
754
710
41.2
39,200
36,920
2,140
17.25
15.66
13.19
15.00
15.55
13.28
690
627
528
600
622
531
40.0
40.0
40.0
35,874
32,578
27,431
31,200
32,344
27,620
2,080
2,080
2,080
14.73
15.00
589
600
40.0
30,643
31,200
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$17.22
$16.77
$688
24.42
25.72
15.63
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
38
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$784
40.0
$50,475
$40,410
2,065
1,611
1,601
1,693
1,543
1,580
1,691
1,580
1,538
40.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
83,516
83,260
88,025
80,225
82,181
87,924
82,181
79,997
2,100
2,078
2,080
2,080
48.81
24.71
39.54
1,999
1,567
1,815
1,952
989
1,582
40.0
40.0
40.6
103,924
81,467
94,373
101,525
51,403
82,249
2,080
2,080
2,109
37.83
23.33
27.57
22.90
1,510
933
1,100
916
39.9
40.0
78,515
48,504
57,200
47,628
2,075
2,079
23.36
22.07
934
883
40.0
48,549
45,906
2,079
24.40
33.37
26.48
27.51
22.96
31.25
26.92
23.33
976
1,335
1,055
1,072
918
1,250
1,034
875
40.0
40.0
39.8
39.0
50,745
69,399
54,851
55,735
47,757
65,000
53,767
45,494
2,080
2,080
2,071
2,026
36.62
42.48
36.12
39.30
1,465
1,699
1,457
1,572
40.0
40.0
76,156
88,356
75,785
81,740
2,080
2,080
42.96
47.26
1,718
1,890
40.0
89,355
98,301
2,080
42.01
27.84
39.66
39.30
28.85
39.90
1,680
1,127
1,579
1,572
1,156
1,589
40.0
40.5
39.8
87,371
58,627
82,103
81,740
60,091
82,632
2,080
2,106
2,070
31.69
31.85
1,264
1,283
39.9
65,735
66,741
2,074
32.78
38.22
36.99
29.46
36.69
34.52
1,311
1,529
1,480
1,178
1,467
1,381
40.0
40.0
40.0
68,184
79,503
76,937
61,279
76,305
71,806
2,080
2,080
2,080
25.62
25.87
1,025
1,035
40.0
53,281
53,810
2,080
24.58
25.75
983
1,030
40.0
51,126
53,560
2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ....................................
Market and survey researchers ..........
Market research analysts ...............
33.98
34.18
34.18
32.31
32.31
32.31
1,374
1,367
1,367
1,292
1,292
1,292
40.4
40.0
40.0
71,444
71,064
71,064
67,209
67,209
67,209
2,103
2,079
2,079
Community and social services
occupations ....................................
Social workers ....................................
18.90
21.16
17.46
22.46
753
846
698
898
39.8
40.0
38,482
42,235
36,134
36,687
2,036
1,996
Legal occupations ................................
Lawyers ..............................................
38.89
45.07
36.01
38.05
1,614
1,954
1,482
1,788
41.5
43.4
83,938
101,610
77,074
92,999
2,158
2,255
22.81
33.66
21.34
32.18
907
1,308
856
1,269
39.7
38.9
39,470
63,161
37,164
60,636
1,730
1,877
22.24
22.39
890
896
40.0
36,209
37,862
1,628
24.61
22.62
20.73
21.14
19.24
19.24
984
905
829
845
770
770
40.0
40.0
40.0
51,180
47,046
43,117
43,963
40,028
40,028
2,080
2,080
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$24.44
$19.71
$977
Management occupations ...................
General and operations managers .....
Marketing and sales managers ..........
Marketing managers .......................
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Financial managers ............................
Engineering managers .......................
39.77
40.07
42.32
38.57
38.67
42.27
39.51
38.46
49.96
39.17
44.75
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Buyers and purchasing agents ...........
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products ....................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Management analysts ........................
Accountants and auditors ...................
Financial analysts and advisors ..........
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................
Computer software engineers ............
Computer software engineers,
applications ...............................
Computer software engineers,
systems software ......................
Computer support specialists .............
Computer systems analysts ...............
Network and computer systems
administrators ...............................
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Engineers ...........................................
Mechanical engineers .....................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians ............
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Postsecondary teachers .....................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Designers ...........................................
Graphic designers ..........................
See footnotes at end of table.
39
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Registered nurses ..............................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses ..........................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
Cooks .................................................
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Annual earnings5
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$28.69
34.46
$27.60
35.22
$1,144
1,378
$1,113
1,409
39.9
40.0
$59,502
71,678
$57,886
73,247
2,074
2,080
19.54
20.18
781
807
40.0
40,635
41,974
2,080
14.80
14.52
589
587
39.8
30,648
30,534
2,071
12.74
12.13
510
485
40.0
26,513
25,222
2,081
13.89
13.05
554
522
39.9
28,813
27,144
2,075
17.07
17.63
676
706
39.6
35,137
36,733
2,059
10.11
9.62
8.65
8.33
9.25
6.80
6.80
9.00
394
384
346
323
360
272
272
360
39.0
39.9
40.0
38.7
20,484
19,977
17,994
16,789
18,720
14,144
14,144
18,720
2,025
2,077
2,080
2,015
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
13.10
12.27
12.42
12.27
520
487
492
491
39.7
39.7
26,192
25,302
26,000
25,522
1,999
2,063
12.74
11.29
13.27
11.25
505
449
531
450
39.6
39.7
26,257
23,341
27,602
23,400
2,061
2,067
Personal care and service
occupations ....................................
11.20
10.00
448
400
40.0
23,286
20,800
2,080
28.89
19.00
1,137
749
39.4
59,137
38,958
2,047
19.62
16.35
761
654
38.8
39,593
34,000
2,018
16.94
12.22
10.33
10.33
12.55
15.59
11.00
10.48
10.48
11.19
656
467
413
413
466
615
410
419
419
385
38.7
38.2
40.0
40.0
37.2
34,096
24,270
21,490
21,490
24,254
32,001
21,320
21,798
21,798
20,021
2,013
1,987
2,080
2,080
1,932
88.93
46.11
3,557
1,844
40.0
184,981
95,909
2,080
34.06
31.16
1,373
1,246
40.3
71,392
64,813
2,096
29.30
31.16
1,172
1,246
40.0
60,944
64,813
2,080
16.99
16.48
678
654
39.9
35,137
34,008
2,068
21.73
18.22
22.79
16.98
869
724
912
679
40.0
39.7
45,195
37,226
47,399
35,318
2,080
2,043
18.64
17.96
16.18
15.02
22.11
15.90
17.44
14.69
15.09
22.03
738
722
647
601
884
636
698
588
604
881
39.6
40.2
40.0
40.0
40.0
37,779
37,561
33,647
31,235
40,648
33,072
36,275
30,561
31,387
36,123
2,027
2,091
2,080
2,080
1,838
22.11
13.13
15.28
22.03
14.11
16.55
884
525
611
881
564
662
40.0
40.0
40.0
40,648
27,312
31,786
36,123
29,353
34,424
1,838
2,080
2,080
Sales and related occupations ............
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ...................
Retail sales workers ...........................
Cashiers, all workers ......................
Cashiers .....................................
Retail salespersons ........................
Securities, commodities, and financial
services sales agents ...................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers .........................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Customer service representatives ......
Order clerks ........................................
Receptionists and information clerks ..
Dispatchers .........................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and
ambulance ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Stock clerks and order fillers ..............
See footnotes at end of table.
40
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Office clerks, general ..........................
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Industrial machinery mechanics .....
Production occupations ......................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators .....................................
Computer control programmers and
operators ......................................
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Cutting, punching, and press
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic .........
Printers ...............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Painting workers .................................
Coating, painting, and spraying
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Miscellaneous production workers .....
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$759
39.9
$39,752
$39,458
2,073
811
827
39.8
42,181
42,994
2,069
16.97
13.19
695
590
679
528
40.0
40.0
36,131
30,696
35,300
27,435
2,080
2,080
26.05
28.32
1,067
1,153
41.0
53,393
55,702
2,050
22.63
22.48
905
899
40.0
47,062
46,758
2,080
21.87
21.31
875
852
40.0
45,482
44,325
2,080
21.83
22.98
22.77
22.77
873
919
911
911
40.0
40.0
45,413
47,802
47,362
47,362
2,080
2,080
17.13
16.77
685
671
40.0
35,601
34,882
2,079
24.42
25.72
977
1,029
40.0
50,797
53,498
2,080
15.63
12.90
625
516
40.0
32,507
26,832
2,080
22.83
22.25
913
890
40.0
47,484
46,280
2,080
16.33
16.00
650
640
39.8
33,814
33,280
2,071
15.84
17.48
15.76
17.54
627
699
630
702
39.6
40.0
32,622
36,329
32,781
36,483
2,059
2,079
19.87
19.90
20.36
16.99
795
796
814
680
40.0
40.0
41,334
41,387
42,349
35,339
2,080
2,080
19.90
12.26
16.99
12.00
796
491
680
480
40.0
40.0
41,387
25,508
35,339
24,960
2,080
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$19.17
$19.51
$764
20.39
20.67
17.37
14.76
See footnotes at end of table.
41
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$640
708
40.0
40.9
$40,964
38,435
$33,280
36,797
2,076
2,129
754
710
41.2
39,200
36,920
2,140
15.00
15.55
13.28
677
627
528
600
622
531
40.0
40.0
40.0
35,189
32,578
27,431
31,200
32,344
27,620
2,080
2,080
2,080
15.00
589
600
40.0
30,643
31,200
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$19.73
18.06
$16.00
17.72
$789
739
18.32
17.75
16.92
15.66
13.19
14.73
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
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Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
All workers ................................................
$31.26
$26.65
$1,238
$1,067
39.6
$57,677
$50,215
1,845
Management occupations ...................
Education administrators ....................
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school .......................................
45.98
47.71
46.22
50.05
1,831
1,894
1,849
1,908
39.8
39.7
90,110
89,780
87,672
98,291
1,960
1,882
50.99
51.76
2,026
2,048
39.7
100,162
99,224
1,964
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
26.91
26.76
1,077
1,070
40.0
55,982
55,661
2,080
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................
31.28
33.29
1,246
1,331
39.8
62,924
68,328
2,012
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
28.17
25.20
1,127
1,008
40.0
58,593
52,416
2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ....................................
30.65
28.86
1,226
1,154
40.0
61,464
60,025
2,005
Community and social services
occupations ....................................
24.85
22.92
991
917
39.9
47,285
45,219
1,903
47.27
74.12
40.41
44.40
1,818
2,929
1,544
1,763
38.5
39.5
69,740
127,162
55,590
87,880
1,475
1,716
36.95
37.33
1,415
1,418
38.3
51,884
51,831
1,404
37.57
38.75
1,448
1,457
38.5
50,103
50,347
1,333
37.57
38.75
1,448
1,457
38.5
50,103
50,347
1,333
36.92
37.70
1,412
1,426
38.2
51,506
51,831
1,395
36.52
37.47
1,405
1,427
38.5
50,632
51,745
1,387
38.07
37.04
37.95
36.22
1,431
1,417
1,414
1,377
37.6
38.3
54,044
53,072
53,000
51,437
1,419
1,433
37.04
36.22
1,417
1,377
38.3
53,072
51,437
1,433
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Registered nurses ..............................
32.92
34.72
33.76
34.13
1,286
1,354
1,348
1,348
39.1
39.0
55,862
61,046
58,499
62,920
1,697
1,758
Protective service occupations ...........
Police officers .....................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ...
26.92
27.82
27.82
27.88
28.93
28.93
1,109
1,113
1,113
1,137
1,157
1,157
41.2
40.0
40.0
57,664
57,860
57,860
59,103
60,174
60,174
2,142
2,080
2,080
18.43
17.16
18.31
18.31
737
687
732
732
40.0
40.0
37,423
34,436
38,085
36,234
2,030
2,006
17.32
18.31
693
732
40.0
34,720
38,085
2,005
18.63
18.49
18.79
18.09
738
740
747
724
39.6
40.0
37,043
38,010
37,294
36,774
1,989
2,056
18.53
18.09
741
724
40.0
37,966
37,294
2,049
20.90
22.79
819
876
39.2
37,989
34,911
1,818
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Postsecondary teachers .....................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Kindergarten teachers, except
special education ..................
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Secondary school teachers ............
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education ..............................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
See footnotes at end of table.
43
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$731
39.8
$35,751
$37,814
2,019
939
40.0
51,425
48,838
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Office clerks, general ..........................
$17.71
$18.28
$705
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
24.72
23.48
989
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
Annual earnings5
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
44
Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Occupational group2
Total
1-99
workers
100-499
workers
500
workers
or more
All workers ....................................................................
$22.02
$21.34
$19.90
$25.92
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
33.94
38.62
31.13
10.70
18.68
23.02
16.22
24.60
26.04
22.63
16.88
16.65
17.15
35.17
42.41
30.48
9.85
19.60
23.96
16.13
23.93
25.13
21.16
15.98
17.22
14.59
30.43
33.67
28.22
11.10
17.16
18.65
16.35
25.77
–
–
15.50
15.53
15.47
34.90
37.61
33.54
13.13
18.27
31.34
16.24
25.79
–
25.49
20.95
17.67
24.33
Relative error3 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
3.6
7.1
3.3
3.3
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
5.8
11.9
3.3
5.0
4.9
9.4
2.1
4.6
10.2
3.4
5.9
4.1
11.5
13.4
23.7
7.4
7.6
7.3
11.3
4.3
5.4
10.1
3.2
4.7
8.4
5.4
4.8
8.2
9.3
2.9
5.5
16.2
3.5
6.0
–
–
2.5
1.2
5.3
2.0
5.7
2.3
7.1
6.8
16.8
3.2
3.2
–
3.4
17.7
6.6
32.4
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.
See appendix A for more information.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
data did not meet publication criteria.
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Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$770
40.0
$49,745
$39,917
2,058
1,316
1,584
1,269
1,691
40.2
39.9
68,428
82,392
66,000
87,924
2,093
2,077
32.73
1,948
1,309
40.0
101,287
68,085
2,082
37.58
43.04
39.30
39.30
1,503
1,721
1,572
1,572
40.0
40.0
78,157
89,515
81,740
81,740
2,080
2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations ...........
25.46
26.70
1,019
1,068
40.0
52,964
55,540
2,080
Legal occupations ....................................................
Lawyers ..................................................................
39.66
45.52
37.06
38.05
1,658
1,998
1,482
1,788
41.8
43.9
86,208
103,902
77,074
92,999
2,174
2,283
Education, training, and library occupations ........
24.40
24.45
975
978
40.0
37,066
38,287
1,519
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................
27.91
28.85
1,104
1,152
39.6
57,414
59,904
2,057
Healthcare support occupations .............................
16.41
17.32
648
720
39.5
33,701
37,440
2,054
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
Food service, tipped ...............................................
8.83
8.10
9.00
9.00
342
311
310
360
38.8
38.4
17,807
16,176
16,143
18,720
2,017
1,997
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
Building cleaning workers .......................................
13.46
11.91
13.27
13.27
538
476
531
531
40.0
40.0
26,437
24,770
27,602
27,602
1,964
2,080
Sales and related occupations ................................
Retail sales workers ...............................................
Retail salespersons ............................................
29.46
12.12
12.59
19.00
10.51
10.00
1,154
458
455
744
385
370
39.2
37.8
36.1
59,995
23,806
23,648
38,700
20,021
19,240
2,037
1,964
1,879
Office and administrative support occupations ....
Financial clerks .......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...
Customer service representatives ..........................
Receptionists and information clerks ......................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .....................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ..............
Office clerks, general ..............................................
17.50
20.07
21.86
18.44
15.36
15.63
17.49
15.96
16.55
20.41
20.67
19.71
15.09
14.50
14.42
13.00
699
792
856
750
614
625
700
638
662
816
827
788
604
580
577
520
40.0
39.5
39.1
40.7
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
36,217
40,413
43,185
38,995
31,949
32,507
36,377
33,188
34,424
42,453
43,000
41,001
31,387
30,160
30,000
27,040
2,070
2,013
1,975
2,115
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,080
Construction and extraction occupations .............
25.14
28.32
1,038
1,153
41.3
51,303
52,392
2,041
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......................................
21.16
21.50
846
860
40.0
44,018
44,720
2,080
21.18
22.58
847
903
40.0
44,053
46,966
2,080
17.22
22.83
17.45
22.25
689
913
698
890
40.0
40.0
35,817
47,484
36,296
46,280
2,080
2,080
17.06
13.00
16.50
13.00
682
520
660
520
40.0
40.0
35,480
27,044
34,320
27,040
2,080
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ....................................................................
$24.18
$19.42
$967
Management occupations .......................................
General and operations managers .........................
32.70
39.67
31.73
42.27
Business and financial operations occupations ...
48.64
Computer and mathematical science occupations
Computer software engineers ................................
Production occupations ..........................................
Computer control programmers and operators ......
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic .................................
Miscellaneous production workers .........................
See footnotes at end of table.
46
Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 —
Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving occupations
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ...................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...............
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$600
650
680
582
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
$32,089
33,256
34,687
30,164
$31,200
33,800
35,360
30,285
2,079
2,080
2,080
2,080
600
40.0
29,759
31,200
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$15.43
15.99
16.68
14.50
$15.00
16.25
17.00
14.56
$617
640
667
580
14.31
15.00
572
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is
the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
Annual earnings5
employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
shown separately
47
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$806
40.0
$51,162
$41,371
2,073
1,789
1,644
1,543
1,999
1,922
1,666
1,538
1,538
1,952
1,946
40.7
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
92,632
85,465
80,225
103,924
99,949
85,883
79,997
79,997
101,525
101,200
2,105
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,080
26.92
22.07
1,151
939
1,058
883
39.8
40.0
59,875
48,833
54,995
45,906
2,069
2,079
23.86
22.07
954
883
40.0
49,589
45,906
2,078
29.97
33.37
25.92
26.85
25.85
31.25
24.49
24.04
1,199
1,335
1,031
1,044
1,034
1,250
980
923
40.0
40.0
39.8
38.9
62,337
69,399
53,603
54,287
53,768
65,000
50,943
47,990
2,080
2,080
2,068
2,022
Computer and mathematical science occupations
Computer software engineers ................................
Computer software engineers, systems software
Computer support specialists .................................
Computer systems analysts ...................................
35.88
41.87
37.23
25.88
38.24
34.96
38.41
33.66
26.06
37.48
1,435
1,675
1,489
1,053
1,520
1,426
1,537
1,346
1,039
1,497
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.7
39.7
74,607
87,082
77,439
54,743
79,034
74,152
79,899
70,009
54,051
77,863
2,079
2,080
2,080
2,115
2,067
Architecture and engineering occupations ...........
Engineers ...............................................................
Mechanical engineers .........................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ................
34.89
40.93
36.99
25.13
34.52
39.85
34.52
24.82
1,396
1,637
1,480
1,005
1,381
1,594
1,381
993
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
72,574
85,128
76,937
52,261
71,806
82,888
71,806
51,626
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,080
Life, physical, and social science occupations .....
37.94
35.92
1,544
1,661
40.7
80,307
86,356
2,117
Community and social services occupations ........
22.79
24.25
901
970
39.5
44,542
46,721
1,954
Legal occupations ....................................................
34.84
27.82
1,394
1,113
40.0
72,462
57,866
2,080
Education, training, and library occupations ........
Postsecondary teachers .........................................
21.56
35.83
16.73
34.39
853
1,385
669
1,295
39.6
38.7
41,906
66,091
30,909
64,116
1,944
1,844
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ........................................................
Designers ...............................................................
26.85
24.37
23.32
22.44
1,074
975
933
898
40.0
40.0
55,855
50,697
48,497
46,671
2,080
2,080
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................
Registered nurses ..................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
28.96
34.46
19.75
27.27
35.22
20.18
1,159
1,378
790
1,091
1,409
807
40.0
40.0
40.0
60,247
71,678
41,083
56,722
73,247
41,974
2,080
2,080
2,080
Healthcare support occupations .............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ..........
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ......
13.82
12.78
14.37
16.39
13.58
12.13
13.61
16.38
553
511
573
656
543
485
544
655
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
28,757
26,598
29,792
34,088
28,246
25,222
28,288
34,070
2,081
2,081
2,073
2,080
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
Cooks .....................................................................
12.78
14.27
12.21
14.10
502
568
481
564
39.3
39.8
26,104
29,522
25,002
29,328
2,043
2,069
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ....................................................................
$24.68
$20.17
$986
Management occupations .......................................
Marketing and sales managers ..............................
Marketing managers ...........................................
Computer and information systems managers .......
Financial managers ................................................
44.01
41.09
38.57
49.96
48.05
39.90
38.46
38.46
48.81
48.65
Business and financial operations occupations ...
Buyers and purchasing agents ...............................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail,
and farm products .........................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists .........................................................
Management analysts ............................................
Accountants and auditors .......................................
Financial analysts and advisors ..............................
28.93
23.49
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
Building cleaning workers .......................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .....................
12.66
12.66
12.21
12.21
498
498
480
480
39.3
39.3
25,872
25,872
24,960
24,960
2,044
2,044
13.20
11.52
12.27
10.84
518
454
491
432
39.2
39.4
26,941
23,624
25,522
22,443
2,041
2,050
Sales and related occupations ................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers .....
27.57
26.09
19.28
19.73
1,099
1,043
760
789
39.8
40.0
57,130
54,261
39,499
41,038
2,072
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
48
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007 —
Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$464
453
39.0
38.7
$25,156
25,160
$24,128
23,546
2,030
2,012
1,756
1,421
40.7
91,294
73,915
2,118
32.46
1,313
1,298
40.0
68,270
67,508
2,080
16.60
15.93
662
635
39.9
34,313
33,010
2,067
23.05
15.95
15.46
17.74
14.59
19.66
20.43
15.47
14.35
17.21
16.03
19.56
922
638
618
710
584
783
817
619
574
688
641
770
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8
47,937
33,176
32,162
36,895
30,349
40,729
42,501
32,178
29,848
35,801
33,342
40,019
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,071
21.09
20.91
838
832
39.7
43,593
43,285
2,067
16.64
13.43
15.86
13.28
665
537
634
531
40.0
40.0
34,606
27,931
32,989
27,620
2,080
2,080
Construction and extraction occupations .............
29.06
30.19
1,162
1,208
40.0
60,444
62,795
2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......................................
23.86
24.76
954
990
40.0
49,632
51,501
2,080
22.57
23.10
903
924
40.0
46,941
48,048
2,080
Production occupations ..........................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .............
Printers ...................................................................
Painting workers .....................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders .................................
Miscellaneous production workers .........................
17.06
16.36
16.82
19.90
16.28
15.20
16.20
16.99
682
654
672
796
650
608
648
680
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
35,443
34,030
34,935
41,387
33,817
31,616
33,696
35,339
2,078
2,080
2,077
2,080
19.90
11.88
16.99
10.78
796
475
680
431
40.0
40.0
41,387
24,706
35,339
22,418
2,080
2,080
Transportation and material moving occupations
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ...................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...............
Industrial truck and tractor operators ......................
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
23.85
22.70
21.94
16.88
11.66
17.97
22.50
20.25
16.91
9.48
954
981
964
675
466
719
881
787
677
379
40.0
43.2
44.0
40.0
40.0
49,420
51,008
50,148
35,107
24,252
37,378
45,831
40,932
35,179
19,716
2,073
2,247
2,286
2,080
2,080
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Retail sales workers ...............................................
Retail salespersons ............................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products .........................................
Office and administrative support occupations ....
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers .........................
Financial clerks .......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...
Customer service representatives ..........................
Receptionists and information clerks ......................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ..............
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ......................................................
Office clerks, general ..............................................
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$12.39
12.51
$12.37
12.37
$484
484
43.10
35.54
32.82
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is
the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
shown separately
49
Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups, Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Union
Nonunion
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
All workers ....................................................................
$25.93
$22.46
$30.61
$22.08
$21.94
$27.93
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
36.07
34.01
36.30
17.85
16.68
–
17.42
27.00
29.16
24.13
23.61
20.72
25.85
27.44
–
27.59
13.59
14.82
–
16.04
27.37
29.54
23.97
23.86
20.55
26.66
39.08
34.92
39.67
22.37
18.52
–
18.52
23.64
–
–
21.63
–
21.11
34.59
38.80
31.67
10.21
18.95
23.54
16.30
20.61
20.09
21.17
14.78
15.67
13.69
34.46
38.71
31.59
10.04
18.96
23.54
16.24
20.42
19.93
20.96
14.78
15.67
13.69
38.43
40.52
35.31
16.34
18.40
–
18.40
–
–
–
–
–
–
Occupational group3
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
4.3
5.8
6.0
4.1
4.2
10.6
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
5.9
9.5
6.9
6.9
5.2
–
4.3
2.5
4.0
4.0
12.5
10.8
18.1
3.1
–
3.1
6.3
7.2
–
6.9
2.8
4.8
4.3
13.8
11.6
20.1
6.9
10.0
8.3
6.3
4.1
–
4.1
8.3
–
–
4.8
–
5.4
5.8
11.3
3.3
4.9
5.2
9.9
2.3
12.3
25.0
3.2
2.9
2.8
5.7
6.1
11.9
3.4
4.7
5.3
9.9
2.3
12.9
26.2
3.5
2.9
2.8
5.7
6.6
10.6
8.9
28.4
5.5
–
5.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through
collective bargaining.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"
around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix
A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria.
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Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational
groups, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Time
Occupational group3
Incentive
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
All workers ....................................................................
$21.88
$20.65
$46.64
$46.64
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
33.43
34.02
33.17
12.50
16.30
16.15
16.36
24.76
–
23.09
16.99
16.74
17.27
31.98
33.57
31.15
10.68
16.09
16.15
16.07
24.87
26.04
22.81
16.86
16.65
17.10
–
–
–
–
45.45
48.52
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
45.45
48.52
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
2.4
2.8
14.0
14.0
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
2.1
3.0
3.0
6.1
2.4
6.6
1.5
4.8
–
3.6
5.9
4.0
11.6
1.9
3.3
3.2
5.0
2.7
6.6
1.6
5.4
10.2
4.2
6.1
4.1
12.2
–
–
–
–
20.0
21.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.0
21.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate
or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at
least partially based on productivity payments such as piece
rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.
See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
data did not meet publication criteria.
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Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group, Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
Goods producing
Service providing
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade,
transportation,
and utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
All workers ................................................
–
$23.74
–
–
–
–
$20.29
$8.78
$15.97
Management, professional, and related
Management, business, and financial
Professional and related .....................
Service ....................................................
Sales and office ......................................
Sales and related ................................
Office and administrative support .......
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance .....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..
Production, transportation, and material
moving ..............................................
Production ..........................................
Transportation and material moving ...
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
36.81
40.70
35.06
–
21.09
36.17
18.37
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.09
30.61
26.29
12.99
15.85
–
15.78
–
–
–
8.18
13.20
14.00
–
20.81
–
17.70
12.13
15.43
–
15.43
–
–
22.63
22.02
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.03
16.99
17.25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.22
–
–
8.46
–
–
–
–
–
Occupational group3
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ................................................
–
2.1
–
–
–
–
4.1
3.1
3.8
Management, professional, and related
Management, business, and financial
Professional and related .....................
Service ....................................................
Sales and office ......................................
Sales and related ................................
Office and administrative support .......
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance .....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..
Production, transportation, and material
moving ..............................................
Production ..........................................
Transportation and material moving ...
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.6
10.7
1.6
–
3.1
7.9
.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.0
6.4
4.8
5.8
4.0
–
4.9
–
–
–
2.0
19.6
15.4
–
12.2
–
11.6
10.2
2.4
–
2.4
–
–
3.3
1.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.8
4.6
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.6
–
–
10.8
–
–
–
–
–
1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS).
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria.
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Appendix A: Technical Note
• Red Wing, MN, Micropolitan Statistical Area: Goodhue
County, MN
• St. Cloud, MN, Metropolitan Statistical Area: Benton
and Stearns Counties, MN
T
his section provides basic information on the procedures and concepts used to produce the data contained
in this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for
the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing
the data. Although this section answers some questions
commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive
description of all of the steps required to produce the data.
Sampling frame
The list of establishments from which the survey sample
was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State
unemployment insurance reports. Due to the volatility of
industries within the private sector, sampling frames were
developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. Approximately
one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year.
Planning for the survey
The overall design of the National Compensation Survey
(NCS) includes questions of scope, frame, and sample selection.
Sample design
The sample for this survey area was selected using a twostage stratified design with probability proportional to employment sampling at each stage. The first stage of sample
selection was a probability sample of establishments. The
sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the
sampling frame by industry and ownership. The number of
sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each
sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a
probability proportional to its employment. Use of this
technique means that the larger an establishment’s employment, the greater its chance of selection. Weights were
applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated
so that it represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy that were not selected for collection. The second stage of sample selection, detailed below,
was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled
establishment.
Survey scope
This survey covered establishments employing one worker
or more in private goods-producing industries (mining,
construction, and manufacturing); private service-providing
industries (trade, transportation, and utilities, information,
financial activities, professional and business services, education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and other
services); State governments; and local governments. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, private households,
and the Federal Government were excluded from the scope
of the survey. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a
central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing
support services to a company. For private industries in
this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical
location. For State and local governments, an establishment
is defined as all locations of a government agency within
the sampled area.
The statistical area covered by this survey is defined by
the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of
December 2003. The Minneapolis–St. Paul–St. Cloud,
MN–WI, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes:
Data collection
The collection of data from survey respondents required
detailed procedures. Field economists collected the data,
working out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Regional Offices and visiting each establishment surveyed.
Other contact methods, such as mail and telephone, were
used to clarify and update data.
• Faribault–Northfield, MN, Micropolitan Statistical
Area: Rice County, MN
• Hutchinson, MN, Micropolitan Statistical Area:
McLeod County, MN
• Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI, Metropolitan Statistical Area: Anoka, Carver, Chisago,
Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne,
Washington, and Wright Counties, MN; and Pierce and
St. Croix Counties, WI
Occupational selection and classification
Identification of the occupations for which wage data were
to be collected was a multistep process:
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1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs
2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the
2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system
3. Characterization of jobs as full-time versus parttime, union versus nonunion, and time versus incentive
4. Determination of the level of work of each job
For each occupation, wage data were collected for those
workers whose jobs could be characterized by the criteria
identified in the last three steps. If a specific work level
could not be determined, wages were still collected.
In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each
establishment by the BLS field economist. A complete list
of employees was used for sampling, with each selected
worker representing a job within the establishment.
As with the selection of establishments, the selection of
a job was based on probability proportional to its size in
the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of
selection.
The number of jobs for which data were collected in
each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. The number of jobs selected followed this
schedule:
Number
of employees
Number
of selected jobs
1–49
50–249
250 or more
Up to 4
6
8
The second step of the process entailed classifying the
selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. NCS
uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system. A selected job may fall into any one of about 800
occupational classifications, from accountant to zoologist.
When workers could be classified in more than one occupation, they were classified in the occupation that required the
higher skill level. When there was no perceptible difference in skill level, the workers were classified in the occupation that described their primary activity.
Each occupational classification is an element of a
broader classification known as a major group. Occupations can fall into any of 22 major groups. Appendix B
contains a complete list of all individual occupations, classified by the major group to which they belong.
In step three, certain other job characteristics of the
chosen worker were identified. First, the worker was identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based
on the establishment’s definition of those terms. Then, the
worker was classified as having a time versus incentive job,
depending on whether any part of pay was directly based
on the actual production of the worker, rather than solely
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on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union job or a nonunion job. See the “Definition of
terms” section on the following page for more detail.
Occupational leveling
In the last step before wage data were collected, the work
level of each selected job was determined using a “point
factor leveling” process. Point factor leveling matches certain aspects of a job to specific levels of work with assigned point values. Points for each factor are then totaled
to determine the overall work level for the job.
The NCS program is in the process of converting from a
nine-factor to a four-factor occupational leveling system.
The conversion is being phased in via annual NCS sample
replenishment groups and will require several years for full
implementation. The four occupational leveling factors
are:
•
•
•
•
Knowledge
Job controls and complexity
Contacts (nature and purpose)
Physical environment
Each factor consists of several levels, and each level has
an associated description and assigned points. A knowledge guide for 24 families of closely related occupations
contains short definitions of the point levels of knowledge
expected for the occupations and presents relevant examples. The other three factors use identical descriptions for
all occupational categories and contain a definition of each
point level within each factor.
The description within each factor best matching the job
is chosen. The point levels within each factor are designed
to describe the thresholds of distinct levels of work. When
a job does not meet the full description of a point level, the
next lowest point level is used. Points for the four factors
are totaled to determine the overall work level. NCS publishes data for up to 15 work levels.
Most supervisory occupations are evaluated based on
their duties and responsibilities. A modified approach is
used for professional and administrative supervisors when
they direct professional work and are paid primarily to supervise. Such supervisory occupations are leveled based
on the work level of the highest position reporting to them.
For a complete description of point factor leveling, refer
to the publication “National Compensation Survey: Guide
for Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs and Pay,” available at the
BLS National Compensation Survey Internet site at
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf.
Combined work levels
This bulletin includes a table which simplifies the presentation of work levels by combining them into four broad
groups. The groups were determined by combinations of
knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, physical
environment, and supervisory duties, and are meant to be
comparable across different occupations.
groups and the combined work levels are:
Group
designation
Levels
combined
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Levels 1–4
Levels 5–8
Levels 9–12
Levels 13–15
The broad
Definition of terms
Full-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be full time.
Part-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be part time.
Collection period
Survey data were collected over a 13-month period for 60
metropolitan areas in the NCS program. For 20 small metropolitan areas, data were collected over a 4-month period.
For each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the establishment’s most recent information at the time of collection. The payroll reference month shown in the tables reflects the average date of this information for all sample
units.
Earnings
Earnings were defined as regular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time
hourly work, or for any salaried work performed. The following components were included as part of earnings:
•
•
•
•
•
Incentive pay, including commissions, production
bonuses, and piece rates
Cost-of-living allowances
Hazard pay
Payments of income deferred due to participation
in a salary reduction plan
Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transportation workers returning in a vehicle without freight
or passengers
The following forms of payments were not considered
part of straight-time earnings:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
workers who are exempt from overtime provisions often
work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical
number of hours actually worked was collected.
Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for
working a schedule that varies from the norm, such
as night or weekend work
Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends
Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as
Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses)
Uniform and tool allowances
Free or subsidized room and board
Payments made by third parties (for example, tips)
On-call pay
To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly,
weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were collected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per
day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded.
Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried
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Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are
solely tied to an hourly rate or salary.
Incentive worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied,
at least in part, to commissions, piece rates, production bonuses, or other incentives based on production or sales.
Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not
meeting the conditions for union coverage.
Union worker. Any employee is in a union occupation
when all of the following conditions are met:
•
•
•
A labor organization is recognized as the bargaining agent for all workers in the occupation
Wage and salary rates are determined through collective bargaining or negotiations
Settlement terms, which must include earnings provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embodied in a signed, mutually binding collective bargaining agreement
Level. A ranking within an occupation based on the requirements of the position.
Processing and analyzing the data
Data were processed and analyzed at the BLS National Office following collection.
Weighting and nonresponse
Sample weights were calculated for each establishment and
occupation in the survey. These weights reflected the relative size of the occupation within the establishment and of
the establishment within the sample universe. Weights
were used to aggregate data for the individual establishments or occupations into the various data series. Some of
the establishments surveyed could not supply or refused to
supply information. If data were not provided by a sample
member during the initial interview, the weights of responding sample members in the same or similar “cells”
were adjusted to account for the missing data. This technique assumes that the mean value of data for the nonre-
spondents equals the mean value of data for the respondents at some detailed “cell” level. Responding and nonresponding establishments were classified into these cells according to industry and employment size. Responding and
nonresponding occupations within responding establishments were classified into cells that were additionally defined by major occupation group.
If average hourly earnings data were not provided by a
sample member during the update interview, then missing
average hourly earnings were imputed by multiplying prior
average hourly earnings by the rate of change in the average hourly earnings of respondents. The regression model
that takes into account available establishment characteristics is used to derive the rate of change in the average
hourly earnings.
Establishments that were determined to be out of business or outside the scope of the survey had their weights
changed to zero.
Estimation
The wage series in the tables are computed by combining
the wages for each sampled occupation. Before being
combined, individual wage rates are weighted by the number of workers; the sample weight, adjusted for nonresponding establishments and other factors; and the occupation’s scheduled hours of work. The sample weight reflects
the inverse of each unit’s probability of selection at each
sample selection stage and four weight adjustment factors.
The first factor adjusts for establishment nonresponse and
the second factor adjusts for occupational nonresponse.
The third factor adjusts for any special situations that may
have occurred during data collection. The fourth factor,
post-stratification, also called benchmarking, is introduced
to adjust estimated employment totals to the current counts
of employment by industry. The latest available employment counts were used to derive average hourly earnings in
this publication.
Not all calculated series met the criteria for publication.
Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make
sure that the number of observations underlying it was sufficient. This review prevented the publication of a series
that could have revealed information about a specific establishment.
Estimates of the number of workers represent the total
in all establishments within the scope of the study, and not
the number actually surveyed. Because occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of the number
of workers obtained from the sample of establishments
serve to indicate only the relative importance of the occupational groups studied.
Percentiles
The percentiles presented in tables 6 through 10 are computed using earnings reported for individual workers in
sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of
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work. Establishments in the survey may report only individual-worker earnings for each sampled job. For the calculation of percentile estimates, the individual-worker
hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest.
The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within
each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the
rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours
are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more
than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow
the same logic.
Data reliability
The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically
selected probability sample. There are two types of errors
possible in an estimate based on a sample survey, sampling
and nonsampling.
Sampling errors occur because observations come only
from a sample and not from an entire population. The
sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible
samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different
samples would differ from each other.
A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible
samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard
error divided by the estimate. RSE data are provided
alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables.
The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example,
suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings for all
workers were $17.75, with a relative standard error of 1.0
percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is from $17.46 to $18.04
($17.75 minus and plus $0.29, where $0.29 is the product
of 1.645 times 1.0 percent times $17.75). If all possible
samples were selected to estimate the population value, the
interval from each sample would include the true population value approximately 90 percent of the time.
Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They
can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey
definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct
information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained. Although they were not specifically measured, the
nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the
extensive training of the field economists who gathered the
survey data, computer edits of the data, and detailed data
review.
Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
State and
local
government
workers
Occupational group2
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
All workers ....................................................................
1,737,900
1,518,300
219,600
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
531,100
164,100
367,000
358,600
442,400
159,300
283,200
104,500
58,500
45,500
301,300
146,700
154,600
412,200
144,200
268,000
308,600
409,500
159,200
250,300
95,900
55,700
40,200
292,000
144,700
147,400
118,900
19,900
99,000
50,000
32,900
–
32,900
8,600
–
5,300
9,300
–
7,200
1 The number of workers represented by the
survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of
the number of workers provide a description of size
and composition of the labor force included in the
survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for
comparison to other statistical series to measure
employment trends or levels.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the
2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system. See appendix B for more information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National
Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
that data did not meet publication criteria.
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Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Minneapolis-St. Paul-St.
Cloud, MN-WI CSA, July 2007
State and
local
government
Establishments
Total
Private
industry
Total in sampling frame1 ................................................
59,787
57,263
2,524
Total in sample ...............................................................
Responding ............................................................
Refused or unable to provide data .........................
Out of business or not in survey scope ..................
597
353
164
80
543
303
160
80
54
50
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0
1 The list of establishments from which the
survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was
developed from State unemployment insurance
reports and is based on the 2002 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private
industries, an establishment is usually a single
physical location. For State and local governments,
an establishment is defined as all locations of a
government entity.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National
Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
that data did not meet publication criteria.
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